Pulmonary
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December 2018 Pulmonary Case of the Month: A Young Man with Multiple Lung Masses
Lewis J. Wesselius, MD
Department of Pulmonary Medicine
Mayo Clinic Arizona
Scottsdale, AZ USA
History of Present Illness
A 28-year-old man from Tennessee has been feeling ill with malaise and weight loss for the past 3 months. He had been in the in the Palm Springs area a few weeks prior to becoming ill. He works as a musician.
Past Medical History, Social History and Family History
He has a history of Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome and had a prior ablation procedure at age 16. He does not smoke tobacco but does smoke marijuana occasionally. Family history is noncontributory.
Physical Examination
Physical examination was unremarkable.
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Cite as: Wesselius LJ. December 2018 pulmonary case of the month: a young man with multiple lung masses. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care. 2018;17(6):138-45. doi: https://doi.org/10.13175/swjpcc118-18 PDF