Chest
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A 63-year-old man, who was a current smoker with a 10-pack-year history, was referred to our hospital for nonmassive hemoptysis for a month, and a large mass was observed in the right upper lobe on chest radiography. He lost 3 kg of weight within a few months. He did not have fever, breathlessness, or night sweats, and he denied a history of liver disease, alcohol consumption, or contact with a person infected with TB. He was previously healthy and was not currently taking any medication.
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Editorial Comment
Long-Term, Low-Dose Azithromycin for Uncontrolled Asthma in Children.
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Case Reports
A 70-Year-Old Man With Relapsed CNS Lymphoma Has Incidental Finding of Right Atrial Mass.
A 70-year-old man was admitted to the hospital for planned chemotherapy for recently diagnosed CNS lymphoma. His medical history included follicular lymphoma (achieved remission 1 year prior with chemotherapy) and tonic-clonic seizure 1 month prior to admission, which led to his eventual biopsy-confirmed diagnosis of CNS lymphoma. Physical examination revealed temperature 36.4 °C, heart rate of 60 beats/min, BP of 160/81 mm Hg, and 98% oxygen saturation on room air. ⋯ Review of systems noted progressive and intermittent confusion prior to his seizure. He denied any shortness of breath, dyspnea on exertion, orthopnea, lower extremity edema, palpitations, or syncope. Laboratory data were unremarkable.