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A chest radiograph taken on admission.
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Chest radiography on arrival showed consolidation in the upper field of the right lung (Fig. 1).
Computed tomography images taken on admission (top), 3 days after admission (middle), and 7 weeks after admission (bottom).
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Computed tomography (CT) disclosed a cavitary lesion, measuring 45x43 mm, with surrounding inflammation in the right upper lobe (Fig. 2). His fever persisted and the cavitary lesion rapidly grew within only a few days (Fig. 2).
Sputum Gram staining.
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Sputum Gram staining (Miller and Jones sputum classification: P1) revealed abundant Gram-negative bacilli and few WBCs (Fig. 3).