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case_images: Contrast-enhanced CT at the third admission showed the thickening of the pericardium, pericardial effusion, left pleural effusion, and ascites: (a) chest CT and (b) abdominal CT.
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case_images: A contrast-enhanced CT examination showed the thickening of the pericardium, pericardial effusion, left pleural effusion, and ascites (Figure 1).
case_images: Gallium scintigraphy showed an abnormal uptake (shown in orange, arrowheads) in the pleura, pericardium, and peritoneum, including the liver surface.
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case_images: Gallium scintigraphy showed an abnormal uptake in the pleura, pericardium, and peritoneum, including the liver surface (Figure 2).
case_images: Clinical course during the third hospitalization.. Abbreviations: CRP, C-reactive protein; CTRX, ceftriaxone; MEPM, meropenem; PSL, prednisolone.
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case_images: She exhibited a fever and an increase in inflammatory markers even in the presence of antibiotics (Figure 3), suggesting that her fever was caused by serositis arising from SLE.