A 48-year-old man, non-smoker, with no known comorbidities, presented with shortness of breath, cough with mucoid expectoration, loss of appetite and loss of weight for 6 weeks. There was no history of fever, hemoptysis or wheezing. He had received multiple courses of antibiotics from elsewhere before presenting to our centre with no relief of symptoms. On examination, crepitations were audible in the right infrascapular region. Examination of other organ systems and lab investigations were unremarkable. Chest radiograph showed a right lower zone consolidation. CT of the thorax showed right lower lobe consolidation with ground glass opacities with evidence of pseudocavitation. There were multiple nodules with pseudocavity in the other lobes and opposite lung as well (figure 1). With a clinical and radiological suspicion of …

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一名 48 岁男性，不吸烟，无已知合并症，出现呼吸短促、咳嗽咳痰、食欲不振和体重减轻 6 周。无发热、咯血、喘息史。在到我们中心就诊之前，他已从其他地方接受了多个疗程的抗生素治疗，但症状没有缓解。检查时，右侧肩胛下区可听到捻发音。其他器官系统的检查和实验室调查均未发现异常。胸部X光片显示右下区实变。胸部 CT 显示右下叶实变，伴有磨玻璃影，并有假空洞的证据。其他肺叶和对侧肺也有多个带有假空洞的结节（图 1）。临床和放射学怀疑……