Maintaining sharp focus on a grainy film: miliary pattern in an elderly woman with acute respiratory failure

Patrick Hensley; Talal Hilal; Janna Neltner; Bharat Kumar

doi:10.1136/bcr-2015-210934

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Maintaining sharp focus on a grainy film: miliary pattern in an elderly woman with acute respiratory failure

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Maintaining sharp focus on a grainy film: miliary pattern in an elderly woman with acute respiratory failure

Patrick Hensley, Talal Hilal, Janna Neltner and Bharat Kumar

BMJ case reports, Vol.2015, p.bcr2015210934

2015

DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2015-210934

PMCID: PMC4513546

PMID: 26202315

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An elderly woman with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis reportedly diagnosed and treated 30 years prior to presentation was found unresponsive at home. Chest imaging revealed innumerable pulmonary nodules worrisome for an infectious process, specifically tuberculosis. The patient deteriorated rapidly and in accordance with her wishes, aggressive interventions were withheld. She died within 48 h from respiratory failure. A limited chest autopsy was performed and revealed the cause of death as lymphangitic spread of cancer from a primary lung adenocarcinoma.

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Title: Subtitle: Maintaining sharp focus on a grainy film: miliary pattern in an elderly woman with acute respiratory failure
Creators: Patrick Hensley - University of Kentucky
Talal Hilal - University of Kentucky
Janna Neltner - University of Kentucky
Bharat Kumar - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: BMJ case reports, Vol.2015, p.bcr2015210934
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2015-210934
PMID: 26202315
PMCID: PMC4513546
NLM abbreviation: BMJ Case Rep
ISSN: 1757-790X
eISSN: 1757-790X
Language: English
Date published: 2015
Academic Unit: Immunology; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984359662402771

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