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A chest radiograph revealed infiltration in the lower lobe of right lung.
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Radiography and CT findings showed a mass mimicking an aspergilloma fungus ball shadow in the right lower lung field (Figure 1, Figure 2A, and B). A chest radiograph revealed infiltration in the lower lobe of right lung (Figure 1).
Chest computed tomography ([A] chest lung image, [B] chest tissue image) showing infiltration and a lung ball shadow (arrow) in the right lower lung field.
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Radiography and CT findings showed a mass mimicking an aspergilloma fungus ball shadow in the right lower lung field (Figure 1, Figure 2A, and B). CT of the chest (Figure 2). Candida albicans and mucoid type
Chest computed tomography taken 13 days after presentation showing the disappearance of the lung ball (arrow) and the presence of a cavitary lesion in the right lower lung field.
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Thirteen days after the initial CT examination, the lung ball shadow on the chest CT was found to have disappeared (Figure 3).