ROENTGENOGRAM OF THE MONTH 77 © 1 ? i D # { 174 } Rapidly Progressing Diffuse Pulmonary Infiltrate
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A 30-year-old man, a nonsmoker, was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of alcoholic withdrawal. A roentgenogram of the chest was obtained on admission (Fig 1). The physical examination was unremarkable except for neurologic changes. A few days later, he developed fever, became hypoxemic and dyspneic, and worsened clinically. A second chest roentgenogram was obtained 12 days after admission (Fig 2).
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