TY - JOUR
TI - A 63-Year-Old Woman With Pulmonary Micronodules and Chronic Cough
AU - Tzilas, V.
AU - Kyriazis, P.
AU - Tzouvelekis, A.
AU - Vachlas, K.
AU - Frangia, K.
AU - Bouros, D.
JO - Journal of Chest Surgery
PY - 2019
VL - 156
TODO - 2
SP - e47-e50
PB - HANLEY & BELFUS-ELSEVIER INC
SN - null
TODO - 10.1016/j.chest.2019.03.034
TODO - adult;  Article;  bronchoscopy;  case report;  chronic cough;  clinical article;  diabetes mellitus;  differential diagnosis;  disease duration;  environmental exposure;  eosinophil count;  female;  human;  hypertension;  leukocyte differential count;  lung alveolus macrophage;  lung function test;  lung lavage;  lung nodule;  lymphocyte count;  medical history;  mold;  neutrophil count;  priority journal;  pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis;  thorax radiography;  x-ray computed tomography;  calcinosis;  complication;  coughing;  diagnostic imaging;  genetic disorder;  lung disease;  middle aged;  pathology, Calcinosis;  Cough;  Female;  Genetic Diseases, Inborn;  Humans;  Lung Diseases;  Middle Aged;  Tomography, X-Ray Computed
TODO - Case Presentation: A 63-year-old woman presented with a 2-year history of nonproductive cough. She denied the presence of shortness of breath, chest pain, arthralgia, muscle weakness, weight loss, night sweats, and fatigue. She was a never smoker and had a history of arterial hypertension and diabetes. There was no history of asthma, allergic rhinitis, nasal polyps, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, known malignancy, or collagen tissue disease. She reported exposure to house mold. There was no family history of respiratory diseases. The patient denied alcohol consumption, illicit drug use, occupational exposures, any recent travel, or exposure to TB. © 2019 American College of Chest Physicians
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