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. 2020 Mar-Apr;37(2):182-183.
doi: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_360_19.

Reversed halo sign: Uncommon presentation of a common disease

Bijay Pattnaik  1 , P B Sryma  1 , Saurabh Mittal  1 , Karan Madan  1
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Reversed halo sign: Uncommon presentation of a common disease

Bijay Pattnaik et al. Lung India. 2020 Mar-Apr.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
High-resolution computed tomography thorax image (lung window section) showing bilateral lower lobe consolidation with central ground-glass opacity and denser peripheral rim of consolidation suggestive of reversed halo sign
Figure 2
Figure 2
Chest radiograph (pretreatment) showing bilateral basal alveolar opacities (left panel), post-2 months' treatment radiograph (middle panel) showing improvement, and follow-up radiograph (right panel) showing complete clearance of consolidations and a normal radiographic appearance
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