Challenges in IPF diagnosis, current management and future perspectives: Patient case 2.

Challenges in IPF diagnosis, current management and future perspectives: Patient case 2. Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis. 2015;32(1S):38-39 Authors: Margaritopoulos G Abstract Patient presentation and diagnosisThe patient is a 73-year-old male retired house painter and ex-smoker who was admitted to the respiratory medicine department of a district hospital in Greece due to the presence of streaks of blood in his sputum. His past medical history included coronary artery disease, arterial hypertension and supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). A high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) was performed which showed enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes with evidence of fibrosis.[...]. PMID: 26237444 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis Source Type: research