65-Year-Old Man With Weight Loss and Dyspnea on Exertion
A 65-year-old man, a nonsmoker, presented to the hospital in mid-February 2021 with a 30- to 40-lb weight loss over 2 to 3 months and profound fatigue. He also endorsed dyspnea on exertion, a productive cough, and profuse watery diarrhea for several days. Clinical comorbidities included a diagnosis of Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) in remission after treatment with chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin), autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) in May 2019 and maintenance rituximab every 8 weeks, hypogammaglobinemia, hypertension on lisinopril, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) on metformin, and coronary artery disease on aspirin and atorvastatin.
Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Nathan Nesbitt, Max J. Martin, Patricio Escalante Tags: Residents ’ clinic Source Type: research
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