Recurrent sinusitis, arthralgias, and progressive dyspnea in a 26-year-old woman.
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Vital signs included a respiratory rate of 24 breaths/min and a temperature of 38.5°C. Head and neck examination showed dried blood in both nostrils and no sinus tenderness. Lung examination revealed scattered rhonchi and no wheezes or rales. There was no synovitis or deformity of the joints. Her skin had several small, red, nonblanching papules on both lower legs. Results of cardiovascular, abdominal, and neurologic examination were normal. A lymph node examination revealed no lymphadenopathy.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Chest
دوره 115 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999