AI Article Synopsis
- An 82-year-old nonsmoking Japanese man was experiencing a persistent dry cough and had a small pneumothorax on the left side.
- High-resolution CT scans showed thickening and distortion in both upper lobes of his lungs, with subsequent imaging indicating mild progression and new small pneumothoraces and pneumomediastinum.
- A surgical lung biopsy was necessary to confirm his diagnosis.
Article Abstract
An 82-year-old Japanese nonsmoking man presented with persistent dry cough and small left apical pneumothorax. High resolution CT scan of the chest demonstrated bilateral upper lobe pleuroparenchymal thickening and architectural distortion. Serial imaging revealed mild progression and development of small bilateral pneumothoraces, and pneumomediastinum. A surgical lung biopsy was required to confirm the diagnosis.
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