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Computed tomography demonstrated multiple irregular-shaped ground-glass opacities in the left lung (A, arrows). On the next day ground-glass opacities had increased in size, and appeared also in the right lung (B, arrows). One day later these opacities had obviously reduced in size (C).
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Chest CT demonstrated multiple irregular-shaped ground-glass opacities in the left lung (Fig. 1A) without obvious thrombi in main pulmonary arteries, which were compatible with pulmonary edema rather than infarction according to a radiology review. One day after admission the ground-glass opacities on chest CT had extended to the bilateral lungs (Fig. 1B). On the following day chest CT revealed obvious improvement of the ground-glass opacities (Fig. 1C) and her back pain had almost disappeared.
Abdominal computed tomography demonstrated marked swelling of the left adrenal gland (A), which showed hyperintensity signals on diffusion-weighted image of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suggestive of infarction (B). T2* image of MRI revealed no hypointensity signals indicating hemorrhages (C).
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Torr) or hypercapnia (partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood 35.0 Torr, normal 35-45 Torr) under room air. To further investigate the cause of her back pain, we performed abdominal CT and MRI, which showed swelling of the left adrenal gland (Fig. 2A) suggestive of fresh infarction (Fig. 2B) with no obvious hemorrhage (Fig. 2C). The right adrenal gland was normal.