| Autor: |
João Tavares, Bernardo Baptista, Bebiana Gonçalves, Pedro Raimundo, Henrique Vaz Velho, Alexandra Bayão Horta |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2284-2594 |
| DOI: |
10.12890/2019_001022 |
| Popis: |
We present the case of a 22-year-old man who presented with cough, haemoptysis and fever of 3 days’ duration. A teratoma had been diagnosed 2 years previously. Physical examination was unremarkable but laboratory tests showed anaemia, neutrophilic leucocytosis and an increase in C-reactive protein. Chest CT revealed a teratoma of the anterior mediastinum with post-obstructive pneumonitis suggestive of tumour rupture. Antibiotic treatment resulted in a good clinical outcome. The patient was submitted to a left upper lobectomy and pathological examination revealed a mature teratoma. Teratomas are germ cell tumours that are usually asymptomatic and their rupture is a rare event. |
| Databáze: |
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