Shortness of breath: a common symptom with a rare cause
Ghosh, S.
Acute Medicine 18(2): 127-131
2019
ISSN/ISBN: 1747-4892 PMID: 31127804 Document Number: 17793
A 51-year old Caucasian male was admitted to the hospital with a history of breathlessness of one month duration. Prior to this he had been well. He complained that the shortness of breath had worsened over the previous 10 days and was associated with fatigue and fever. The antibiotics from his GP did not relieve his symptoms. He denied any cough, sputum or haemoptysis.
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