Pulmonary case of the month: stress relief

• Main Author: Viggiano RW
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2014-05-01
• Series: Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
• Subjects: lipoid pnemonia; exogenous lipoid pneumonia; lung mass; convex margins; heterogenous density; Hounsfield units; fat; mineral oil; alveolar consolidation; lung nodules
• Online Access: http://www.swjpcc.com/pulmonary/2014/5/1/may-2014-pulmonary-case-of-the-month-stress-relief.html

No abstract available. Article truncated at 150 words. History of Present Illness A 62 year old man was referred for an abnormal CT scan of the chest. He was found to have an abnormality in the lung as an incidental finding on a CT scan of the abdomen done 6 months earlier for abdominal pain. A CT-guided needle biopsy was performed but revealed only scant tissue and no diagnosis was made. The patient was asymptomatic without dyspnea, wheezing or cough. He had no fevers, chills, history of pneumonia or sinus disease. He denied any symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), regurgitation, dysphagia or aspiration. PMH, FH, SH The patient had a small melanoma excised from his arm several months earlier. Family history was noncontributory. He smoked a pack per day for 7 years but quit over 30 years earlier. He does not drink. Medications Vitamins Mineral oil laxative Physical Examination Physical examination was unremarkable. Radiography A CT scan ...