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A persistent wheeze
- Source :
- Breathe, article-version (VoR) Version of Record, Breathe, Vol 17, Iss 2 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- European Respiratory Society (ERS), 2021.
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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