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case_images: CT lung scan showing the extensive consolidation (57 x 61 mm) at the lower lobe of the left lung associated with pleural effusion.
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case_images: Lung computerized tomography (CT) showed a left extensive consolidation associated with pleural effusion (Figure 1).
case_images: CT lung scan showing the slight increment of the left lung consolidation (53 x 77 mm) appearing as an area of pulmonary opacity surrounded by normal parenchyma.
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case_images: A second lung CT revealed a slight increment of the left lung consolidation (Figure 2).
case_images: Illustration shows the microscopic examination of Lichtheimia corymbifera.
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case_images: The identification of fungal DNA was performed by sequencing the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) domain of the rDNA gene and D1-D2 region of ribosomal sub-unites, according to the method described by White et al. that revealed the presence of Lichtheimia corymbifera (Figure 3).