Pleuritic pain and fever.
نویسندگان
چکیده
Figure 2 (A) Computed tomography (CT) after intravenous contrast administration, shows an homogeneous, water-density collection (asterisk) with wall enhancement, in the left subphrenic space, adjacent to the superior pole of the kidney and anterior pole ofthe spleen (S). (B) In a lower slice, a diffusely enlarged left kidney is seen, with the normal parenchyma replaced by multiple low-attenuation masses. The renal pelvis is small and contains a central calculus
منابع مشابه
A Very Rare Cause of Pleuritic Chest Pain: Bilateral Pleuritis as a First Sign of Familial Mediterranean Fever
The familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), also called recurrent polyserositis, is characterized by reccurrent episodes of serositis at pleura, peritoneum, and synovial membrane and fever. We present a patient with recurrent bilateral pleural effusion due to serositis attacks as a first sign of FMF. A 59-year-old Turkish man suffered from recurrent pleuritic chest pain due to pleural effusion and ...
متن کاملJust a sore throat? Uncommon causes of significant respiratory disease.
We present two uncommon underlying causes of a sore throat which, if missed or delayed in diagnosis, can lead to disastrous consequences. Our first case is of Lemierre's syndrome diagnosed in a 21-year-old man presenting with a 5-day history of sore throat, fever, right-sided pleuritic chest pain and bilateral pulmonary nodules on CT imaging. Fusobacterium necrophorum cultured from peripheral b...
متن کاملRadiology Case of the Month: TB or Not TB… That is the Question.
45-year-old female presenting initially with fever, nonproductive cough, night sweats, pleuritic chest pain, fatigue and weight loss over the past month.
متن کاملA 13-year-old female with shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain.
CASE HISTORY A 13-yr-old Caucasian female was referred to the Dept of Paediatric Diseases (Havana, Cuba) with shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain located in her right hemithorax. The pain had occurred the day before while doing physical activity and lasted ,1 h. The patient reported a 2-month history of recurrent episodes of pleuritic chest pain, which were either self-limited or relie...
متن کاملA Young Man Presenting with Pleuritic Chest Pain and Fever after Electrophysiological Study and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement: Diagnostic Difficulties and Value of Bedside Thoracic Sonography
We describe the case of a 23-year-old man presenting with recurrent pleuritic chest pain and prolonged fever after electrophysiology testing and placement of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator because of a suspected arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. The clinical suspicion was initially directed toward pneumonia with pleural effusion and later toward an infection of the cardiac ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید
ثبت ناماگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید
ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 73 856 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997