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  • Age/Sex 65 / M
  • Case Title CC: dyspnea Accompanying Sx: fever up to 38.5 P/Hx : 2011 DM Dx. (No Tx) 2014 HTN Dx. Personal Hx : Alcohol Hx :
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Diagnosis With Brief Discussion

Reviewy
Symptoms
Cough (m/c), dyspnea (>50%), bloody sputum, wheezing, stridor
Fever (20%)
Occur primarily in immunocompromised host
AIDS, lung transplantation, hematologic malignancy
Occasionally, influenza infection, COPD, DM
Lab finding
Galactomannan polysaccharides: high specificity, but low sensitivity
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