Journal article
Case 37-2015: A 76-Year-Old Man with Fevers, Leukopenia, and Pulmonary Infiltrates
The New England journal of medicine, Vol.373(22), pp.2162-2172
11/26/2015
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMcpc1504839
PMID: 26605931
Abstract
A 76-year-old man with a history of transitional-cell carcinoma of the bladder presented with persistent fever, leukopenia, and pulmonary infiltrates. Examination of a lung-biopsy specimen revealed noncaseating granulomatous inflammation. A diagnostic test was performed.
Presentation of Case
Dr. Christopher J. Danford
(Medicine): A 76-year-old man with multiple medical problems was admitted to this hospital because of persistent fever, leukopenia, and pulmonary infiltrates.
The patient had been generally well until approximately 5 weeks before this admission, when fever (to a temperature of 38.9°C), chills, cough, night sweats, diarrhea, fatigue, weakness, and anorexia occurred. Four weeks before this admission, he was seen by his physician, who noted that he had had a weight loss of 5 kg in the previous 7 months. Urinalysis and cultures of urine and blood were reportedly negative. A chest radiograph and . . .
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Case 37-2015: A 76-Year-Old Man with Fevers, Leukopenia, and Pulmonary Infiltrates
- Creators
- Josalyn L ChoShaunagh McDermottAthe M TsibrisEugene J Mark
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The New England journal of medicine, Vol.373(22), pp.2162-2172
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- DOI
- 10.1056/NEJMcpc1504839
- PMID
- 26605931
- ISSN
- 0028-4793
- eISSN
- 1533-4406
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/26/2015
- Academic Unit
- Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984094357702771
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