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Figure 2. CT thorax 5 months later showing interval resolution of cysts within the lateral segment of the right lower lobe and the appearance of new thin-walled
cysts within the medial segments of the right lower and middle lobes. Additional, nonspecific patchy ground-glass and nodular opacities likely represent reactive
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