54-Year-Old Man With Cough, Chest Pain, and Dyspnea on Exertion

Authors

Marjorie Bateman, Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Upendra Kaphle, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Kaiser Permanente Roseville and Sacramento Medical Center, Roseville, CA
Jaime Palomino, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Environmental Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA; Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System, New Orleans, LA
Nadja Falk, Division of Pathology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
Fayez Kheir, Division of Thoracic Surgery and Interventional Pulmonology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MAFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2020

Abstract

A 54-year-old man presented with 6 months' history of dry cough and dyspnea on exertion. He also reported intermittent joint pain and orthopnea. He denied fevers, chills, and rashes. His medical history was significant for rheumatoid arthritis, for which he was taking 20 mg of prednisone daily. He had not been receiving adalimumab or methotrexate for several months. He never smoked and drank alcohol occasionally. Family history was significant for rheumatoid arthritis.

Recommended Citation

Bateman M, Kaphle U, Palomino J, Falk N, Kheir F. 54-Year-Old Man With Cough, Chest Pain, and Dyspnea on Exertion. Chest. 2020 Dec;158(6):e299-e303. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.07.047. PMID: 33280773.