Τίτλος:
A 63-Year-Old Woman With Pulmonary Micronodules and Chronic Cough
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
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
Συγγραφείς:
Tzilas, V.
Kyriazis, P.
Tzouvelekis, A.
Vachlas, K.
Frangia, K.
Bouros, D.
Περιοδικό:
Journal of Chest Surgery
Εκδότης:
HANLEY & BELFUS-ELSEVIER INC
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
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
DOI:
10.1016/j.chest.2019.03.034
