Yongjin Ji1, Peixia Yu2, Changqing Zhao3. 1. Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanxi Medical University Second Affiliated Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. 2. Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanxi Bethune Hospital & Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. 3. Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanxi Medical University Second Affiliated Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. Electronic address: fahyj@126.com.
Abstract
CASE PRESENTATION: A 49-year-old man presented with 3 months of persistent fever, cough, shortness of breath, and chest tightness. He had no response to treatment with antibiotics. He had been treated with an empiric 2-week course of steroids approximately 2 months before presentation, with mild and transient improvement. He did not use tobacco and had not experienced any weight loss, hemoptysis, arthralgia, or myalgia, and was otherwise in good health. He denied contact with anyone with pulmonary TB or other respiratory illnesses.
CASE PRESENTATION: A 49-year-old man presented with 3 months of persistent fever, cough, shortness of breath, and chest tightness. He had no response to treatment with antibiotics. He had been treated with an empiric 2-week course of steroids approximately 2 months before presentation, with mild and transient improvement. He did not use tobacco and had not experienced any weight loss, hemoptysis, arthralgia, or myalgia, and was otherwise in good health. He denied contact with anyone with pulmonary TB or other respiratory illnesses.