A Woman in Her 80s With Weakness, Hypoxia, and Bone Marrow Granulomas

A white woman in her 80s presented to the ED with nonproductive cough, fever, and 2 weeks of progressive generalized weakness. Previously ambulatory, she now was so weak she required assistance out of bed.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 2016-04, Vol.149 (4), p.e119-e122
Hauptverfasser:	Mehta, Atul K., MD, Krishnan, Sudhir, MD, Changarath Vijayan, Anil Kumar, MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged, 80 and over Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Aortic Valve Stenosis - complications Bone Marrow - pathology Bone Marrow Diseases - complications Bone Marrow Diseases - diagnosis Bone Marrow Diseases - drug therapy Coronary Artery Disease - complications Female Fever - complications Fever - diagnosis Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use Granuloma - complications Granuloma - diagnosis Granuloma - drug therapy Humans Pancytopenia - complications Pancytopenia - diagnosis Pneumonia - complications Pneumonia - diagnosis Pneumonia - drug therapy Pulmonary/Respiratory
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Zusammenfassung:	A white woman in her 80s presented to the ED with nonproductive cough, fever, and 2 weeks of progressive generalized weakness. Previously ambulatory, she now was so weak she required assistance out of bed.
ISSN:	0012-3692 1931-3543
DOI:	10.1016/j.chest.2015.10.080