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(Answer on page 17) A term baby, presented with respiratory distress after birth, was treated as congenital pneumonia with symptoms improved after a course of antibiotics. Figure 1a is the Chest radiograph (CXR) taken in the first week of life. The patient remained well till 5 months old while the patient was readmitted for wheezing associated with fever and coryzal symptoms. Figure 1b is the CXR taken during admission and similar abnormal features persisted upon resolution of symptoms. R a d i o l o g i c a l Q u i z

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