An 88-Year-Old Woman With Pneumothorax and Black Pleural Effusion

Chest. 2024 Apr;165(4):e119-e123. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.12.002.ABSTRACTAn 88-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with the sudden onset of dyspnea after eating. The patient had undergone nephrectomy for a left renal tumor 24 years previously. The patient had been prescribed ferrous citrate for iron-deficiency anemia. She complained of appetite loss a few days before admission but had no abdominal pain. CT scan showed no abnormalities in the lungs but a mass in the liver.PMID:38599756 | DOI:10.1016/j.chest.2023.12.002

Source: Chest - April 10, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Shota Takenaka Masayo Yoshimura Yoshiaki Kinoshita Takuhide Utsunomiya Hisako Kushima Satoshi Nimura Hiroshi Ishii Source Type: research