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A man in his forties, with a history of liver transplantation (recipient CMV IgG positive) performed 4 months prior in India for end-stage liver disease secondary to ethanol abuse, presented in the US with fever, chills, night sweats, malaise, as well as right upper quadrant and epigastric pain. Image shows contrast and non-contrast CT abdomen.

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