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a, b Chest CT scans performed at admission reveal findings compatible with a fungal infection.
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Areas of peribronchial infiltrates and centrilobular nodules were also present (fig. 1).
a, b Lung biopsy. Hyphae could be visualized focally. Uniform, septate hyphae branching at 45  angles confirm fungi consistent with Aspergillus.
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Histochemical analysis (Gomori's silver stain) showed septate hyphal elements with acute-angle branching (fig. 2), and culture of the pulmonary tissue was positive for Aspergillus fumigatus.
a, b Control chest CT scans performed 30 days after admission show response to voriconazole.
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A control CT scan done approximately 30 days after admission revealed a reduction of the nodular lesions and ground-glass component previously identified (fig. 3).