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case_images: CXR showing bilateral pulmonary infiltrates.
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case_images: A chest X-ray (Figure 1) showed patchy bilateral pulmonary opacities.
case_images: Chest CT showing diffuse bilateral ground glass opacities.
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case_images: The chest CT demonstrated notable diffuse bilateral ground glass opacities (Figure 2) and arterial embolism in the pulmonary arteries supplying the right middle and lower lobes.
case_images: Chest CT of the COVID-19 patient showing patchy and peripheral ground glass opacities mid to lower lobe predominant (taken from another COVID-19-positive patient for comparison).
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case_images: The insidious onset of the long-lasting symptoms and the radiological features characterized by ground glass opacities seen in Pneumocystis pneumonia as opposed to patchy and peripheral ground glass opacities of typical COVID-19 pneumonia (Figure 3) prompted further investigation for potential occult immunodeficiency.