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case_images: Clinical course and radiological findings.. (A) Timeline of treatment and culture results. The vertical axis shows different treatment regimens: REC (green) represents the initial triple-drug therapy (CAM + EB + RFP), RC (green) shows the period after EB discontinuation, ALIS (pink) indicates amikacin liposome inhalation suspension therapy, STFX (blue) shows sitafloxacin treatment period, and EM (yellow) represents erythromycin maintenance therapy. The right side shows the time course in years from referral. Plus (+) and minus (-) signs indicate positive and negative sputum cultures, respectively. G2 represents Gaffky scale 2. (B) Chest X-ray at the initial presentation showing nodular (arrows) and ground-glass opacities (arrowheads) in both lungs. (C) Chest CT scan at the initial presentation demonstrating bronchiectasis (arrowhead), nodular shadows (arrow), and infiltrates predominantly in the right lung.
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case_images: However, his cough and bloody sputum persisted, alternating between periods of improvement and exacerbation (Figure 1A). Chest radiography revealed nodular and ground-glass opacities in both lungs. Chest computed tomography demonstrated bronchiectasis, nodular shadows, and infiltrates predominantly in the right lung (Figures 1B, 1C).