Chronic Cough and Bilateral Pneumothoraces in a Nonsmoker.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
An 82-year-old Japanese nonsmoking man presented with persistent dry cough and small left apical pneumothorax. High resolution CT scan of the chest demonstrated bilateral upper lobe pleuroparenchymal thickening and architectural distortion. Serial imaging revealed mild progression and development of small bilateral pneumothoraces, and pneumomediastinum. A surgical lung biopsy was required to confirm the diagnosis.
Medical subject headings
- Cough
- Lung
- Pleural Diseases
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary Fibrosis