Α 57-Year-Old Woman With ARDS, Cachexia, and a 2-Month Fever.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.chest.2019.02.328.
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Abstract
A 57-year-old homemaker and rural inhabitant of Central Greece (ex-smoker, 25 pack-years), was admitted to the ICU because of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure with diffuse bilateral alveolar infiltrates. Her medical history was unremarkable. She had been looking after her mother in a farmhouse with goats and a dog for the previous 6 months. She had not ingested any unpasteurized dairy products. She complained of fever and weight loss (8 kg) over the previous 2 months. She developed a nonproductive cough during the past 5 days and was referred to the hospital.
Medical subject headings
- Leishmaniasis, Visceral
- Pneumonia, Bacterial
- Q Fever