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Bilateral nodular opacities and hilar node enlargement in a 73-year-old man with cough

Authors :
Eleni Tsagkari
Periklis Tomos
Kostantinos Kostopanagiotou
Ioannis Tomos
Georgios Goutis
Anna Karakatsani
Eirini Kefalidou
Emmanouil I. Kapetanakis
Source :
Breathe, Breathe, Vol 14, Iss 2, Pp e55-e58 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
European Respiratory Society, 2018.

Abstract

A 73-year-old Caucasian male, ex-smoker with a smoking history of 50 pack-years, presented to our department complaining of chronic cough, gradually progressive shortness of breath on exertion and fatigue during recent months. He did not report any chest pain or fever. The patient’s medical history only included arterial hypertension, while in the past he worked in the stone crushing industry.<br />Can you diagnose this man presenting with chronic cough and progressive shortness of breath on exertion and fatigue developing over several months? http://ow.ly/ekZd30k8VcM

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20734735 and 18106838
Volume :
14
Issue :
2
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Breathe
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....b8fd14e55947cafd2d3302e619654839