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case_images: Clinical appearance of palpable purpura on the patient's left lower extremity
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case_images: FIG1
case_images: Physical examination was notable for coarse breath sounds bilaterally and palpable purpura of the lower extremities (Figure 1).
case_images: A computed tomography scan of the patient's chest depicting bilateral central ground-glass opacities
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case_images: FIG2
case_images: A chest X-ray on admission was unremarkable, but a follow-up chest computed tomography scan revealed bilateral central ground glass opacities in the lungs (Figure 2), consistent with alveolar hemorrhage versus an infectious or inflammatory process.