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Chest computed tomography revealed the presence of relevant pleural effusion all around the right lung, with parenchymal lung consolidation and paratracheal, subcranial and hilar lymphadenopathy.
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Because of sudden worsening dyspnea, emergency chest computed tomography (CT) was carried out and the presence of relevant pleural effusion all around the right lung, with parenchymal lung consolidation and paratracheal, subcarinal and hilar lymphadenopathy was highlighted (Figure 1).
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Chest radiography revealed a typical miliary reticulo-nodular pattern
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C). Chest radiography revealed a typical miliary reticulo-nodular pattern (Figure 2).
Contrast-enhanced brain magnetic resonance imaging showed meningeal enhancement, a reduced measures of the space-occupying lesion in the subcortical white matter, abnormal enhancement of basal cisterns and decreased diameter of the focalised lesion of the right internal capsule knee.
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Contrast-enhanced brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), performed one week after, showed meningeal enhancement, a reduced measures of the space-occupying lesion in the subcortical white matter, abnormal enhancement of basal cisterns and decreased diameter of the focalised lesion of the right internal capsule knee (Figure 3).