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Chest CT scan with A) normal lung parenchyma one year following bilateral lung transplantation and B) bibasilar predominant emphysema (right greater than left), with pleural inflammation associated with chest tube placement, two years post-transplant. CT, computed tomography.
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A chest computed tomography (CT) scan was performed and no lung pathologies (including emphysema) were identified (Fig. 1A). At this time, chest CT scan revealed signs of basally predominant emphysema in the transplanted lungs (Fig. 1B), and his clinical assessments were FEV1 1.9 L (46% predicted) and FVC 4.29 L (80% predicted). The patient likely had a superimposed consolidation in the right lower lobe, and due to recent insertion of chest tube, there was associated pleural inflammation and small right sided pleural effusion (Fig. 1B).