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
Hauptverfasser: Caires, Nídia, Campos Silva, Sara, Moreira, Maria Inês, Gerardo, Rita, Borba, Alexandra, Santos Silva, João, Barata, Rita, Pinto, Eugénia, Cardoso, João
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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? http://bit.ly/2VUdnTr
ISSN:1810-6838
2073-4735
DOI:10.1183/20734735.0161-2019