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case_images: Chest radiograph-bilateral pleural effusion with opacification in the right mid-zone.
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case_images: F1
case_images: The chest radiograph showed mild to moderate bilateral pleural effusion with opacification in the right mid-zone (Fig. 1).
case_images: CECT chest-collapsed consolidation of the right middle lobe of the lung with bilateral pleural effusions.
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case_images: F2
case_images: The contrast-enhanced chest-computed tomography (CECT) further confirmed collapsed consolidation of the right middle lobe of the lung with bilateral pleural effusions (Fig. 2).
case_images: Post-aspiration chest radiograph.
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case_images: F3
case_images: Therapeutic aspiration of 500 ml of right pleural effusion was performed after day 2 of the admission (Fig. 3).
case_images: Chest radiograph after 1 month of recovery.
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case_images: F4
case_images: The patient had an uneventful recovery (Fig. 4).