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Computerized tomography was performed when the patient was admitted to the hospital. CT showed a dense consolidation site in the right lung, accompanying by mediastinal and right hilar lymphadenopathy.
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C, P 82bpm, RR 28/min, BP 107/64mmHg, SpO2 72%, WBC 20.36x10^9/L, N 18.31x10^9/L; arterial blood gas (ABG) showed PH 7.12, PO2 55mmHg, PCO2 56mmHg, SaO2 85%, Lactate 4.4mmol/L, BE-11.7mmol/L; BUN 18.1mmol/L, creatinine 166umol/L; BNP 249.83pg/mL with peripheral cyanosis and bilateral wheezing. Chest computed tomography (CT) showed a dense consolidation site in the right lung with scattered shadows in both lungs, accompanying by mediastinal and right hilar lymphadenopathy, the CT results indicated the infection lesion (Figure 1).
Computerized tomography was carried out on Day 23 after hospitalization. The dense consolidation and the inflammation of the cavity wall were reduced comparing with the first CT images.
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The inflammation of the cavity wall was obviously reduced compared with the first CT images (Figure 2).