Worsening dyspnea

J Fam Pract. 2018 Jan;67(1):39-42.

Abstract

A 62-year-old woman presented with a 2- to 3-week history of fatigue, nonproductive cough, dyspnea on exertion, and intermittent fever/chills. Her medical history was significant for rheumatoid arthritis that had been treated with methotrexate and prednisone for the past 6 years. The patient was currently smoking half a pack a day with a 40-pack year history. The patient was a lifelong resident of Arizona and had previously worked in a stone mine. WHAT IS YOUR DIAGNOSIS? HOW WOULD YOU TREAT THIS PATIENT?

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dyspnea / etiology*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / diagnosis*
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed