A 48-Year-Old Woman Presenting With Syncope and Shortness of Breath

A 36-year-old woman with shortness of breath.

A 64-year-old woman with a past medical history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus presented to the emergency department complaining of shortness of breath and right-sided chest pain for one month. Her shortness of breath had gradually worsened to the point where she was feeling short of breath while at rest. She described her chest pain as sharp, worse with deep inspiration, and located nea...

A 24-year-old woman with episodes of shortness of breath, cough and wheezing.

A 4-Year-Old Boy With Shortness of Breath

A 4-year-old boy presented to the general practitioner (GP) with a 24-hour history of progressively worsening shortness of breath (SOB). Over this time period, a productive cough and fever had also developed. The patient had no history of respiratory disease and there were no sick contacts. For the last fortnight, however, his mother reported that he has " not been his usual self " : appearing ...

Coincidence of Sarcoidosis With Ankylosing Spondylitis in a 48-Year-Old Woman; A Therapeutic Challenge

Introduction: A case of pulmonary sarcoidosis is reported because of difficulties in diagnosis and treatment, including the co-existence of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and severe corticosteroid dependence. Case Presentation: A 48-year-old nonsmoking woman referred to the hospital because of chronic nonproductive cough and dyspnea with a 10-year history of...

A 62-year-old man presenting with shortness of breath for 6 months.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES The Clinical Case of the Month is a regular educational feature presented by the Louisiana State University Department of Medicine in New Orleans. Medical students, residents, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty collaborate in the preparation of these discussions. After reading this article, physicians should be able to better identify and understand the prevention, pathoph...