Volume 2007, Issue 2

Abstract

A 62-year-old Pakistani man presented with fever and chest pain of five-day duration. He was non-smoker and he had no history of hemoptysis, wheezing, loss of weight or exposure to tuberculosis. Other history was unremarkable. Physical examination revealed a heart rate of 116 beats/min, BP of 121/ 58 mm Hg, temperature of 38.5°C, and a room air oxygen saturation of 92 %. There was no cervical, axillary, or inguinal lymphadenopathy. Chest examination revealed bronchial breath sounds in the right middle and lower zones. Cardiac examination revealed tachycardia with no gallops or murmurs. Abdomen was nontender without hepatosplenomegaly. Extremities were free of cyanosis, edema, and clubbing. There were no skin lesions

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