A 43-Year-Old Woman With Pleuritic Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, and Weakness of All Extremities

Chest. 2022 Sep;162(3):e117-e121. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.03.040.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living*
  • Adult
  • Chest Pain* / diagnosis
  • Chest Pain* / etiology
  • Dyspnea / diagnosis
  • Dyspnea / etiology
  • Extremities
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Smoking