Multiple cavitated nodules
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1. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (RJ) Brasil. 2. Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre (RS) Brasil. 3. Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre (RS) Brasil. A 24-year-old male patient, who was an injection cocaine user, presented with about a 10-day history of cough and fever. A CT scan (Figure 1) showed multiple nodules, some of which were cavitated, with a predominant peripheral distribution.
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