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The patient's admission chest x-ray demonstrating an enlarged cardiac silhouette, evidence of bilateral pleural effusions, more prominent on the left hemithorax, and a left lung lesion. An elevation of the right dome of the diaphragm due to the presence of a calcified subdiaphragmatic lesion can also be seen.
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Chest X-ray demonstrated an enlarged cardiac silhouette, a small left lung lesion accompanied by a moderate pleural effusion on the left hemithorax and a minor one on the right, and elevation of the right dome of the diaphragm due to a calcified hepatic lesion (Figure 1).
Chest CT-scan following pericardial drainage demonstrating a calcified hydatid cyst on the dome of the liver that was in close contact with the pericardial cavity. Additional findings included a bilateral pleural effusion (more prominent on the left) and the residual pericardial effusion.
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