A disease with many faces
A 31-year-old black man, previously resident in Angola, was referred to our hospital complaining of 6 months of progressively worsening shortness of breath with exertion and mucous productive cough. During this period, he had a significant weight loss (about 10 kg) and fatigue. His past medical hist...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Breathe (Lausanne, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2019-06, Vol.15 (2), p.e77-e83 |
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Zusammenfassung: | A 31-year-old black man, previously resident in Angola, was referred to our hospital complaining of 6 months of progressively worsening shortness of breath with exertion and mucous productive cough. During this period, he had a significant weight loss (about 10 kg) and fatigue. His past medical history included suspected pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), for which he had completed 6 months of anti-bacillary treatment in the year before. He is a construction worker and a nonsmoker, with no other environmental exposure or medication. The physical examination was remarkable for slight tachycardia (heart rate 105 beats·min
−1
), tachypnoea (respiratory rate 20 cycles·min
−1
), oxygen saturation of 94% and bilateral inspiratory crackles on both lungs. Figure 1 shows the chest radiograph.
Can you diagnose this man with progressively worsening shortness of breath, mucous productive cough, weight loss, fatigue and a history of suspected pulmonary tuberculosis?
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ISSN: | 1810-6838 2073-4735 |
DOI: | 10.1183/20734735.0161-2019 |