Solve this exciting clinical case specific to your field of interest via Docplexus’ Clinical Case Challenge. Join your fellow doctors to discuss and answer today’s challenge. Case presentation A 50-year-old lady was referred for a second opinion to a specialist practicing in the Department of Respiratory Medicine after experiencing recurrent dyspnea, fever, left-sided chest pain, dry cough, and pneumonia - on and off for a year. She also had repeated episodes of lung infection during the last year and was admitted and managed with antibiotics for pneumonia multiple times.
During that period, she was confirmed with - and managed for - atrial flutter. However, the symptoms remained unaffected. Patient history The woman had a history of cigarette smoking during her earlier years; however, she had not smoked in the last 30 years. She had silicone breast implants for cosmetic purposes 21…
