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CT Thorax showed a right loculated pleural effusion, and a right upper lobe mass. CT guided percutaneous biopsy of right upper lobe anterior mass showed filamentous bacteria which finalized as N. farscinica and patient was started on linezolid due to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) resistance and allergy. Radiographic findings can be lung masses, consolidation, pleural effusion, or nodules usually in upper lobes. [Extracted from the article]

The patient was in remission for ovarian cancer for the past twenty years and presented with a rare paraneoplastic syndrome that has been associated with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Non small cell lung cancer, and gynecological malignancies. B CONCLUSIONS: b EBUS-TBNA is a sensitive, specific, minimally invasive and safe procedure to evaluate for an accurate diagnosis of mediastinal and hilar adenopathy in patients with EPM. This case illustrates the use of EBUS-TBNA as an initial diagnostic technique in patients with extra-thoracic malignancy. [Extracted from the article]

B INTRODUCTION: b Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rare gas-producing infection of the renal parenchyma associated with septic shock with multi-organ failure and high mortality. Patient required emergent intubation for respiratory failure, vasopressors for septic shock, and hemodialysis (HD) for oliguric kidney failure. EPN occurs among patients with uncontrolled diabetes and E. coli infections with a diagnosis made with CT abdomen/pelvis without contrast. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents a case study of a 53-year-old male suffering from hypertension and non-productive cough. The patient was discovered to have a calcified lung nodule and underwent chemotherapy for treating metastatic disease. He was also misdiagnosed for metastatic mesenchymal chondrosarcoma (MC).

An abstract of the case study "When Your Heart Says No but the Law Says Yes: The Unethical ICU Admission" by Seth Koenig and colleagues is presented.

An abstract of the article "Pulmonary Complications in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)," by Ali Chaudhry, Toshita Kumar, Meredith Akerman, and Seth Koenig is presented.