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View larger version (97K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Soon after returning from Hong Kong, a previously healthy 48-year-old man began to have fever, malaise, dyspnea, and a nonproductive cough. His temperature was 38.5°C (101.3°F), and his arterial oxygen saturation was 92 percent while he was breathing room air. Laboratory tests revealed elevated serum levels of lactate dehydrogenase, a normal white-cell count, and lymphopenia. He was treated with oxygen, intravenous ribavirin, prednisone, and levofloxacin. He was in stable condition one week after treatment. An initial computed radiograph of the chest showed hazy opacities with a ground-glass appearance in the right upper and left lower lobes (Panel A, arrows). High-resolution . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 

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