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Chest radiograph upon the start of high-dose corticosteroid therapy. Infiltrative shadows are clearly observed in both lung fields.
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A chest X-ray (Figure 1) revealed infiltrative shadows in both lung fields, with greater density in the right lung.
CT scan upon the start of high-dose corticosteroid therapy. The scan shows bilateral pulmonary infiltrates along the peripheral bronchovascular bundles and ground-glass opacities with a panlobular distribution.
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A computed tomography (CT) scan showed pulmonary infiltrates along the peripheral bronchovascular bundles and ground-glass opacities (Figure 2).
CT scan after extubation. The pulmonary infiltrates and ground-glass opacities had disappeared.
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During approximately 3 consecutive weeks of APRV and steroid therapy, the patient demonstrated gradual improvements in respiratory function, and a CT scan after extubation showed that the pulmonary infiltrates and ground-glass opacities had disappeared (Figure 3).