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A Chest x-ray showed right side empyema. B, C: Computed tomography scans showed massive loculated effusion with an air-fluid level in the field of the right lung. D: Frank pus in the chest tube bottle.
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The chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT) scans showed massive loculated effusion with an air-fluid level in the field of the right lung (Fig. 1A, B, C). Ultrasound-guided thoracentesis with chest pigtail catheter placement (Fig. 1D) was completed after hospitalization.