Divisions of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Texas Health, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX.
Divisions of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Texas Health, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX.
Chest. 2020 Sep;158(3):e103-e106. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.02.068.
A 35-year-old woman with no known medical history presented to the ED with complaints of progressive dyspnea for several months. The patient also reported episodic cough with yellow to green sputum production. She denied fever, chills, weight loss, or hemoptysis. She also denied any history of previous lung diseases in her family. She denied any history of tobacco or recreational drug use or any exposures. She was originally from El Salvador and immigrated to the United States approximately 3 years earlier. She was evaluated in El Salvador at age 15 for "lung issues" but had never received a formal diagnosis.
一位 35 岁的女性,无已知病史,因数月来进行性呼吸困难到急诊就诊。患者还报告间歇性咳嗽,咳出黄色至绿色痰。她否认发热、寒战、体重减轻或咯血。她也否认家族中有任何先前的肺部疾病史。她否认有任何吸烟或滥用药物或任何接触史。她最初来自萨尔瓦多,大约 3 年前移民到美国。她 15 岁时在萨尔瓦多因“肺部问题”接受评估,但从未得到过正式诊断。