Chest
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Case Reports
A 43-Year-Old Woman With Pleuritic Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, and Weakness of All Extremities.
A 43-year-old woman with a medical history of hypothyroidism, psoriasis, and tobacco abuse (30-pack year history) who had quit smoking several months prior to presentation presented with pleuritic chest pain. She also noted a 2-year history of progressive numbness and weakness in her bilateral upper and lower extremities that now prevented her from completing her activities of daily living. She had worsening exertional dyspnea and a subjective 50-lb weight loss over the past year.
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A 45-year-old man sought treatment at the ED during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with a month-long history of fatigue, cough, myalgia, and hand stiffness. He did not report dyspnea. He had no past medical history and previously was fit and active, working as a farmer. He was a lifelong nonsmoker and had no family history of lung disease.