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case_images: Chest x-ray image showing the collapse of the right lung from his rib cage.
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case_images: Two weeks later, a chest x-ray revealed a lesion mimicking a moderate right pneumothorax, suggesting the need for drainage (Figure 1).
case_images: Chest computed tomography scan in coronal (A) and axial (B) views shows a space of fragile connective tissue and mediastinal emphysema surrounding the lungs: extrapleural air.
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case_images: Chest computed tomography on the same day showed a space with fragile connective tissue surrounding the lungs (Figure 2, arrows). It was contiguous with mediastinal emphysema (Figure 2, arrowheads). Additionally, coronal reconstruction computed tomography images revealed a small air space (Figure 2, asterisk) in the hilar region of the thoracic cavity, indicating pneumothorax.