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A persistent wheeze

Authors :
Joana Duarte Santos
Maria Alexandra Mineiro
João Abel Dantas Cardoso
Bruno de Aguiar Mendes
Rita Gerardo
Carlos Lopes Figueiredo
Mariana Calheiros Cabral
Source :
Breathe, article-version (VoR) Version of Record, Breathe, Vol 17, Iss 2 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
European Respiratory Society (ERS), 2021.

Abstract

A 57-year-old Portuguese woman was referred to our hospital for a second opinion due to multiple respiratory infections in the previous year with a recent onset of progressive dyspnoea and wheezing. She indicated there had been no weight loss during this period. She was a former smoker of 15 pack-years who quit 20 years ago. The patient had a medical history of atrial fibrillation and breast cancer that was treated with radiotherapy. These both occurred in the same year, 5 years prior. Moreover, the patient specified that she had “asthma-like” symptoms during childhood. The patient was working as a lawyer and was medicated with bisoprolol 5 mg and montelukast 10 mg, both medications once a day. On examination, wheezes were auscultated in all lung fields, especially in the right upper lobe. Her oxygen saturation was 96% on room air and the chest radiograph revealed no abnormalities (figure 1).<br />What is the diagnosis of this woman with multiple respiratory infections in the previous year and a recent onset of progressive dyspnoea and wheezing? https://bit.ly/3bLgw2A

Details

ISSN :
20734735 and 18106838
Volume :
17
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Breathe
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....c088c7f6f7967c122de8be60a20f0ab2
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1183/20734735.0036-2021