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Initial chest radiograph showing bilateral infiltrates (arrows).
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Her chest radiograph showed bilateral infiltrates more so in upper zones (Figure 1).
Chest X-ray (a) in the Emergency Department showing pneumothorax of left side (black arrow) with collapsed visceral pleural line (white arrow) and corresponding computed tomography of thorax (b) showing massive pneumothorax of left side (white arrow) with infiltrates and cystic space (white arrow) in right upper lobe.
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Her chest radiograph showed pneumothorax on left side (Figure 2(a)) and corresponding computed tomography of thorax (CT) showed massive pneumothorax of left side with infiltrates and cystic spaces in right upper lobe (Figure 2(b)).
Follow-up (at end of chemotherapy) chest X-ray (a) showing complete resolution of pneumothorax on left side and computed tomography (b) revealing persistence of cystic space in right upper lobe (black arrow) and resolution of left pneumothorax (white arrow).
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Chest X-ray and CT at the completion of six months of chemotherapy regimen showed complete resolution of pneumothorax (Figures 3(a) and 3(b)).