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1. The chest radiograph shows bibasilar consolidation
The chest radiograph is abnormal, but shows only non-specific bilateral basal consolidation. No pleural effusions are seen. The lung volumes are not abnormally increased, and no pulmonary cysts are present; if anything, the lung volumes are diminished bilaterally. The chest radiograph does not show discrete nodules.
Which of the following is an appropriate consideration among the differential diagnostic possibilities for the appearance of the patient’s chest radiograph?