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case_images: Chest imaging of the patient [(A) Admission chest CT on 07/26/2023; (B) Follow-up chest CT on 08/03/2023; (C) Follow-up chest CT on 08/10/2023].
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case_images: The admission CT demonstrated (1) left lobar pneumonia with multiple large patchy consolidations throughout the left lung, prompting recommendation for short-term follow-up. (2) A right paravertebral soft tissue density mass along the anterior superior mediastinum measuring 58 mm x 55 mm x 72 mm with clear, irregular margins, prompting recommendation for contrast-enhanced CT. (3) Small bilateral pleural effusions and pulmonary atelectasis. (4) Mild bilateral pulmonary emphysema (Figure 1A). The follow-up CT on day +8 (Figure 1B) showed decreased patchy consolidations in the left lung compared to admission, otherwise no change. The CT on day +15 (Figure 1C) demonstrated further decrease in the left lung consolidations compared to prior scans.