Α 57-Year-Old Woman With ARDS, Cachexia, and a 2-Month Fever.

Α 57-Year-Old Woman With ARDS, Cachexia, and a 2-Month Fever. Chest. 2019 Jul;156(1):e27-e31 Authors: Tsolaki V, Manoulakas E, Makris D, Boutlas S, Daniil Z, Gourgoulianis KI, Zakynthinos E Abstract CASE PRESENTATION: A 57-year-old homemaker and rural inhabitant of Central Greece (ex-smoker, 25 pack-years), was admitted to the ICU because of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure with diffuse bilateral alveolar infiltrates. Her medical history was unremarkable. She had been looking after her mother in a farmhouse with goats and a dog for the previous 6 months. She had not ingested any unpasteurized dairy products. She complained of fever and weight loss (8 kg) over the previous 2 months. She developed a nonproductive cough during the past 5 days and was referred to the hospital. PMID: 31279382 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tags: Chest Source Type: research