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Chest X-ray of the patient upon admission demonstrating right-sided loculated pleural effusion (red arrow).
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Chest X-ray revealed a loculated right-sided pleural effusion (Figure 1).
CT chest with contrast of the patient taken shortly after admission demonstrating pleural effusion in the (a) axial and (b) coronal views. The red arrow denotes pleural effusion.
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A CT scan (Figure 2) was performed during the workup, which demonstrated findings similar to the initial chest X-ray.
CT chest of the patient after chest tube placement in the (a) axial and (b) coronal views, suggesting progressive resolution. The red arrow denotes resolving pleural effusion. The yellow arrow denotes the chest tube.
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Repeat CT chest (Figure 3) was performed 3 days after placement of the chest tube.