A 67-year-old woman with Parkinsonism

Hoarseness and cough in a 67-year-old woman.

BUMC PROCEEDINGS 2004;17:469–472 A 67-year-old white woman presented with an approximately 1-month history of hoarseness and nonproductive cough. She had quit smoking 20 years earlier and denied chest pain and dysphagia. She was referred to an otorhinolaryngologist for further assessment. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the neck and chest was then requested. Contrast-enhanced CT images of th...

A 52-year-old woman with asymptomatic annular erythematous plaques

A 52-year-old woman sought medical attention because of several annular erythematous lesions with central clearing on her body since seven months ago. No pruritus or burning sensations were noted. Her medical and family history was unremarkable. Her Fitzpatrick skin photo-type was II. On dermatological physical examination, there were several annular erythematous plaques with raised borders and...

A 67-year-old woman with recurrent hypoglycemia: non-islet cell tumour hypoglycemia.

Incidentally detected unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis with pulmonary hypoplasia in a 67 year old woman.

Unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis is commonly seen associated with other congenital cardiovascular defects, when it is detected early in life, but isolated absence of the pulmonary artery is a rare entity, usually detected in adulthood. The latter patients are usually asymptomatic or might present with varied non-specific manifestations such as respiratory tract infections and hemoptysis. Th...

A 67-year-old woman with abnormal lung perfusion scan finding.

A 67-year-old woman with multiple myeloma and recently treated left upper pneumonia was admitted to the hospital for acute-onset shortness of breath. Chest radiography showed a left upper lobe infiltrate. CT angiography revealed right-sided pulmonary embolus. IV heparin was started through a new right subclavian central venous catheter. The patient was then transferred to the Methodist Hospital...