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High resolution CT scan of the chest on days 1 (A: April 24, 2017), 10 (B: May 3, 2017), 22 (C: May 15, 2017) from left to right. Column A shows obvious diffuse ground glass opacities in both lungs. Column B shows the absorbtion of the diffuse ground glass in both lungs. C column CT image displays a remarkable improvement after 22 days of the combined therapy.
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Chest CT with obvious diffuse ground glass opacity suggested a serious infection of both lungs (Fig. 1). The patient's LDH decreased to 877 U/L on day 8, and chest CT scan demonstrated that the lung lesions had decreased in size (Fig. 1) on day 10. A follow-up chest CT scan showed a remarkable improvement after 22 days of the combined therapy (Fig. 1).
Trends of two indicators before and after treatment. Both LDH and beta-glucan decreased after 25 days of treatment, indicating that the therapy was effective.
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She was finally in good condition with her beta-glucan decreased to 89.0 pg/ml, LDH to 691 U/L before she was discharged from hospital (Fig. 2).