An Unexpected Endobronchial Mass Appearing During Bronchoscopy.

Salzer, Helmut J F; Kuempers, Christiane; Pasternack, Helen; Heyckendorf, Jan; Bialek, Ralf; Palade, Emanuel; Hundack, Lukas; Kalsdorf, Barbara et al. · Chest · 2018

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A 60-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with productive cough and yellowish sputum, severe fatigue, and weight loss of 4 kg over the past month; furthermore, he reported a slowly progressive shortness of breath on exertion over the past 6 months. Before admission, he received ampicillin/sulbactam (750 mg) orally twice daily for 7 days without significant clinical improvement.

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