March 2017 Pulmonary Case of the Month
Maxwell L. Smith, MD
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mayo Clinic Arizona
Scottsdale, AZ USA
History of Present Illness
The patient is 52-year-old man who complained of dyspnea on exertion and a dry cough.
Past Medical History, Social History and Family History
He had a history of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and was taking a proton pump inhibitor.
He never smoked and had no known exposures.
Family history was noncontributory.
Physical Examination
Physical Examination was unremarkable.
Chest X-ray
A chest x-ray was reported as normal.
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Cite as: Smith ML. March 2017 pulmonary case of the month. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care. 2017;14(3):89-93. doi: https://doi.org/10.13175/swjpcc014-17 PDF