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Chest CT showing patchy peripheral ground-glass opacities, and scattered subsegmental atelectatic bands are compatible with COVID-19 pneumonia. A small amount of pneumothorax is seen in the right hemithorax particularly anteroinferiorly. Large emphysematous bulla is seen in the medial aspect of the left upper lobe, and a smaller similar bulla is seen in the right paracardiac region. Mild bilateral pleural effusion is also evident.
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It revealed multiple ground-glass opacities bilaterally and interlobular septal thickening with emphysema in most of the left upper lobe and a small part of right upper lobe which led to severe spontaneous left loculated pneumomediastinum and parenchymal consolidation were also observed (Figure 1).
Chest CT showing spontaneous pneumomediastinum (arrow), emphysema, bilateral pleural effusion, and ground-glass opacities of the lung, which decreased after treatments.
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Another CT scan was required for further evaluation which showed significantly improved left emphysema, but bilateral mild to moderate pleural effusion has been achieved with the reduction of pneumomediastinum and parenchymal consolidation (Figure 2).