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Chest X-ray taken at admission showing bilateral lower infiltrates.. Source: This Figure was provided by Radiology Department at Hamad Medical Corporation.
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C-reactive protein (CRP) of 30 mg/L. Chest X-ray (CXR) obtained on admission showed bilateral lower zone infiltrates (Figure 1).
Chest X-ray taken 2 days after admission showing bilateral pulmonary alveolar shadowing.. Source: This Figure was provided by Radiology Department at Hamad Medical Corporation.
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Immediate CXR revealed bilateral pulmonary alveolar shadowing (Figure 2), along with a drop of Hb to 7.3 g/dL after initial rise post-transfusion (9.3 g/dL).
MRI of brain showing bifrontal and periventricular lesions.. Source: This Figure was provided by Radiology Department at Hamad Medical Corporation.
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Subsequently, the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for brain (to rule out any intracranial lesions) was arranged showing bilateral frontal lobes, right periventricular, cortical atrophy, and bilateral tiny cerebellar foci of faint diffusion restriction suggestive of active lupus vasculitis/cerebritis (Figures 3 and 4).
MRI of brain showing cortical atrophy.. Source: This Figure was provided by Radiology Department at Hamad Medical Corporation.
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Subsequently, the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for brain (to rule out any intracranial lesions) was arranged showing bilateral frontal lobes, right periventricular, cortical atrophy, and bilateral tiny cerebellar foci of faint diffusion restriction suggestive of active lupus vasculitis/cerebritis (Figures 3 and 4).
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CT abdomen with contrast showing ill-defined hypodensities in the tail of the pancreas with irregular outlines and fluid in the peripancreatic space.. Source: This Figure was provided by Radiology Department at Hamad Medical Corporation.
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CRP of 323 mg/L. CT abdomen with contrast showed ill-defined hypodensities in the tail of the pancreas with irregular outlines and fluid in the peripancreatic space (Figure 5).
CXR, showing increased left lower zone and retro-cardiac density suggestive of collapse, with left-sided pleural effusion.. Source: This Figure was provided by Radiology Department at Hamad Medical Corporation.
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CXR showed increased left lower zone and retro-cardiac density suggestive of collapse, with left-sided pleural effusion (Figure 6).
MRI of abdomen, showing peripancreatic inflammation, with heterogeneous enhancement in the right posterior hepatic segments and segmental portal vein thrombosis.. Source: This Figure was provided by Radiology Department at Hamad Medical Corporation.
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Repeated imaging of the abdomen showed peri-pancreatic inflammation, with heterogeneous enhancement in the right posterior hepatic segments and segmental portal vein thrombosis (Figure 7).