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- A 15-year-old girl experienced fatigue, loss of appetite, and significant weight loss over four months, along with fever, productive cough, and chest pain for four days prior to her hospital visit.
- At the hospital, she presented with anemia and a lung infection that was unresponsive to 10 days of antibiotic treatment, despite receiving a blood transfusion.
- Further imaging revealed a lung abscess and a mass on her left kidney, prompting her referral to a specialized medical center for further evaluation and treatment.
Article Abstract
A 15-year-old girl presented to her local hospital with a 4-month history of fatigue, anorexia, and a 6-kg weight loss. She also reported fever, productive cough, and chest pain on the left lower chest posteriorly for 4 days before admission. Her medical history and systemic review were unremarkable for any respiratory or other organ disease. The patient was taking iron and multivitamin supplements. At her local hospital, she was febrile; chest radiography showed anemia and a left lower lobe infiltrate. She received a transfusion and was started on empiric antibiotics that were continued for 10 days without improvement. Subsequently, CT scan of the chest and upper abdomen showed a lung abscess and left renal mass that led to a referral to our center.
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