A 68-Year-Old Man With Skin Rash and a Pleural Effusion
| Autor: | Oliver H. Chang, Tyler J. Albert, April Schachtel, Heidi Hermes Shantz, Sarah Bastawrous, Marat Gadzhiev, Gustavo Matute-Bello, Robin H. Stiller |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine medicine.medical_specialty Triamcinolone acetonide Pleural effusion Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Azithromycin 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Prednisone Humans Medicine Polychondritis Relapsing 030212 general & internal medicine Relapsing polychondritis Aged business.industry Exanthema medicine.disease Sweet Syndrome Dermatology Rash Infliximab Pleural Effusion Pneumonia 030228 respiratory system medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Chest. 158:e33-e36 |
| ISSN: | 0012-3692 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.chest.2019.12.013 |
| Popis: | Case Presentation A 68-year-old man developed an erythematous, papular, pruritic rash on his right thigh 1 month prior to presentation. It subsequently spread to his other extremities and trunk. He also endorsed fevers of > 38.3°C, night sweats, fatigue, shortness of breath, and a dry cough. He was prescribed triamcinolone 0.1% cream for his rash and azithromycin for presumed community-acquired pneumonia, with no improvement in symptoms. He had a history of relapsing polychondritis for which he was prescribed infliximab and low-dose prednisone. He had never smoked tobacco, did not use alcohol or illicit substances, and had no significant travel history. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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