A 54-year-old male nonsmoker is seen with complaints of a flulike illness. Initial symptomatic treatment is provided. Two days later, he returns, as he is still not feeling well. His primary physician prescribes a macrolide along with the symptomatic treatment. After 5 days of this treatment, the patient says he is running a fever and has increasing fatigue, weakness, and cough. He also complains of pain in the right wrist with some difficulty in motion. He has left groin pain and is unable to walk more than a few steps. On physical exam, vital signs are: pulse 110 bpm; temperature 102degF; respirations 24/min; blood pressure 10/68 mm Hg. He looks weak and says he has lost about 8 lb in the last 10 days. Peinent findings: lung exam reveals area of egophony, and E to A changes in the left anterior and posterior lung field. The patient has swelling with some areas of skin sloughing in the right wrist and tenderness with limitation of movement in the left groin area. Laboratory data: Hb 11 g/dL; Hct 33%; WBCs 16.0/uL; differential 90% segmented neutrophils; BUN 42 mg/dL; creatinine 1.1 mg/dL; sodium 142 mEq/L; potassium 3.4 mEq/L. ABGs on room air: pH 7.45, PCO2 34 mm Hg; PO2 65 mm Hg. CXR is shown.Associated findings may include all of the following except?

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