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Chest X ray before thoracentesis. It shows large right-sided pleural effusion.
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Child-Pugh score was 10; class C. Chest X-ray showed a large right pleural effusion with no consolidation (Figure 1).
CT scan chest before thoracentesis. It shows large right-sided pleural effusion, but no evidence of consolidation.
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Also, chest computed tomography (CT) was done and showed only large right side pleural effusion with no evolving airspace disease or consolidation (Figure 2).
Post thoracentesis chest X-ray. It shows improvement in the right-sided pleural effusion, and absence of consolidation.
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Post-thoracentesis chest X-ray showed improvement in the right sided pleural effusion with no evidence of airspace disease (Figure 3).