A 57-Year-Old Man With Stridor and Critical Tracheal Narrowing

A 57-Year-Old Man With Stridor and Critical Tracheal Narrowing

A 57-year-old man with a history of polysubstance use presented with shortness of breath, wheezing, productive cough, subjective fever, and chills of 3-day duration. Additionally, he reported worsening shortness of breath for the last 3 months. Of note, the patient was reported to have had, in the p...

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Published in:Chest Vol. 159; no. 6; pp. e385 - e388
Main Authors: Alzghoul, Bashar N., Kay, Dana, Innabi, Ayoub, Omballi, Mohamed, Kavesh, Mark H., Mehta, Hiren J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Inc 01-06-2021
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Summary:A 57-year-old man with a history of polysubstance use presented with shortness of breath, wheezing, productive cough, subjective fever, and chills of 3-day duration. Additionally, he reported worsening shortness of breath for the last 3 months. Of note, the patient was reported to have had, in the previous 6 months, two episodes of pneumonia that was treated with antibiotics and steroids. He was also diagnosed several years prior with adult-onset asthma due to intermittent wheezing and was prescribed an albuterol inhaler. The albuterol did not help relieve his wheezing, and he stopped refilling it.
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ISSN:0012-3692
1931-3543
DOI:10.1016/j.chest.2021.01.006