Prolonged fever, dyspnoea and diffuse pleural thickening in a 20-year-old man

Prolonged fever, dyspnoea and diffuse pleural thickening in a 20-year-old man.

A 20-year-old man was referred for intermittent fever associated with weight loss and progressive dyspnoea that were unresponsive to empirical antibiotics and anti-tuberculous chemotherapy. A diagnosis of pleuropulmonary sarcoidosis was eventually made histologically via a thoracotomy and the patient improved with corticosteroid therapy.

A 50 Year Old Man with Fever and Abdominal Pain

The patient is a 50-year-old man who has been diagnosed with abdominal pain, fever, shivering and constipation with nausea and vomiting with a possible diagnosis of typhoid. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis was performed by injection of contrast agent for the patient. What is your diagnosis?

53-Year-old man with fever, malaise and dyspnoea.

The patient is a 53-year-old man with 2 weeks of fever, sore throat, malaise, intermittent vomiting and diarrhoea. He had developed dyspnoea 2 days prior to presentation to the emergency department. He denied rashes, cough, abdominal pain, insect bites and chest pain. The patient history is significant for coronary artery disease, hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis and hyperlipidaemia. The pati...

Fever, cough, pleuritic chest pain, and pleural fluid eosinophilia in a 30-year-old man.

Asbestos-related diffuse pleural thickening.

BACKGROUND The clinical features of asbestos-related diffuse pleural thickening (DPT) remain unclear. OBJECTIVES To clarify the association between radiological findings of DPT and respiratory function. METHODS Medical data from patients with asbestos-related DPT were collected, including their history of occupational or neighborhood asbestos exposure, initial symptoms, modified Medical Res...