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Chest computed tomography on admission (A) showed the presence of bilateral ground-glass opacity in the upper lung, which disappeared by day 12 (B).
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CT scans on admission showed the presence of bilateral ground-glass opacity (Fig. 1A). At 12 days after discontinuation, the bilateral ground-glass opacity on CT disappeared (Fig. 1B).
The direct appearance of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (A). Hematoid color increased on every lavage (total of 3). Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (B) showed 38.5% of hemosiderin-laden macrophages for iron staining.
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The bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was red in color (Fig. 2A) and a microscopic examination revealed 38.5% of hemosiderin-laden macrophages (Fig. 2B).