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Cureus
December 2024
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, USA.
Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune condition characterized by infiltration of exocrine glands but, in rare cases, can have extraglandular involvement with pleural effusion being an exceedingly rare form. Here we present a case of Sjogren's pleuritis resulting in pleural effusion, a rare initial presentation for Sjogren's syndrome. A woman in her 20s presented to the emergency department after a recent hospitalization for pneumonia, pleural effusion, and pulmonary embolism.
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December 2024
Critical Care, Unidade Local de Saúde de Braga, Braga, PRT.
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) varies in clinical presentation, ranging from mild pneumonia characterized by fever and productive cough to severe pneumonia characterized by respiratory distress and sepsis. We present a 40-year-old woman who presents to the emergency room with dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, productive cough with hemoptysis, and fever. On physical examination, the patient presents with tachypnea and hypotension, which proved refractory to fluid therapy.
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November 2024
Family Medicine, UCSP Paço de Arcos, Unidade Local de Saúde Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, PRT.
Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a monoclonal lymphoid neoplasm derived from B cells and is one of the most common lymphomas among young adults in developed countries. It typically presents insidiously, often as a painless cervical lymphadenopathy or an asymptomatic mediastinal mass. B symptoms (fever, night sweats, and weight loss), fatigue, pruritus, or alcohol-induced pain may be present along with respiratory symptoms in cases of mediastinal involvement.
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November 2024
Medicine, Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila, LKA.
Empyema necessitans (EN) is a rare condition characterized by the accumulation of pus in the extra-thoracic soft tissue due to decompression of intrathoracic empyema by extending through the parietal pleura and chest wall usually by . This is a report of a patient with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus type 2 presenting with high-grade fever, productive cough, dyspnoea and a left-sided pleuritic chest pain complicated by a left pleural effusion. It further extended to extra-thoracic soft tissue space without fistulation to the external environment.
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November 2024
Radiology, The Second Health Cluster, Jeddah, SAU.
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a rare but severe pulmonary complication in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), characterized by alveolar bleeding leading to respiratory distress, hypoxemia, and often hemoptysis. Rapid diagnosis and aggressive immunosuppressive therapy are crucial for survival. A 55-year-old woman with a five-year history of SLE presented with acute dyspnea, hemoptysis, pleuritic chest pain, fatigue, and low-grade fever.
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