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Contrast-enhanced multi-slice CT of the thorax performed 48 hours after admission. Multi-slice CT of the thorax confirmed presence of bilateral pleural effusion and consolidation of lower lobes and lingula; cavitation was revealed in the pleural-based consolidation of the lingula (Figure 2A-B, white arrows) and in the right lower lobe (Figure 2A-C-D, black arrows). These findings were considered indicative of a necrotizing, gangrenous pneumonia.
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After 48 hours, a multislice CT scan of the chest was performed, which confirmed bilateral pleural effusion and consolidation of lower lobes and lingula; in right lower lobe and lingula areas of cavitation were also demonstrated, suggesting the hypothesis of a necrotizing, gangrenous pneumonia (Figure 1).