A 54-Year-Old Man Presenting With Progressive Dyspnea and Interstitial Lung Abnormalities

Lisa Huang; Sunkaru Touray; Ali Akalin; Sumera Ahmad

doi:10.1016/j.chest.2018.07.039

A 54-Year-Old Man Presenting With Progressive Dyspnea and Interstitial Lung Abnormalities

Chest. 2019 Mar;155(3):e69-e74. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.07.039.

Authors

Lisa Huang¹, Sunkaru Touray², Ali Akalin³, Sumera Ahmad⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA. Electronic address: Lisa.Huang@umassmed.edu.
² Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.
³ Department of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.
⁴ Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

Abstract

A 54-year-old man presented with a 6-month history of progressive dyspnea occurring at rest and with minimal exertion. His medical history was notable for hypertension, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, coronary artery disease, and factor V Leiden heterozygosity. His social history was notable for a 43-pack-year smoking history but was otherwise unremarkable.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biopsy / methods
Dyspnea / diagnosis
Dyspnea / etiology
Humans
Lung / diagnostic imaging
Lung / pathology
Lung / physiopathology
Lung Diseases, Interstitial / diagnosis*
Lymph Nodes / diagnostic imaging*
Male
Mediastinum
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Fibrosis* / diagnosis
Pulmonary Fibrosis* / etiology
Pulmonary Fibrosis* / physiopathology
Pulmonary Fibrosis* / therapy
Respiratory Function Tests / methods
Smoking / adverse effects*
Smoking Cessation / methods*
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / methods*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Treatment Outcome