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CT scan showing multiple pulmonary ground-glass opacities with peripheral and subpleural distribution and septal thickening ("crazy-paving" pattern), predominantly in the posterior segments of the inferior lobes, with less than 25% of lung involvement.
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A CT scan obtained on the 8th day revealed multiple pulmonary ground-glass opacities with peripheral and subpleural distribution and septal thickening, predominantly in the posterior segments of the inferior lobes (Figure 1).
Massive hypertensive pneumothorax of the left lung, with collapse of the same lung and contralateral deviation of the mediastinal structures. The right lung shows mild alveolar and reticular opacities, notably on the base.
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A chest radiography was immediately obtained and revealed a massive hypertensive pneumothorax of the left lung (Figure 2).
Reexpansion of the left lung with the insertion of a drain on the left hemithorax.
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After a further two days, another chest radiography was obtained, which showed reexpansion of the left lung after drainage (Figure 3).