A 34-Year-Old Man With Lightheadedness and Dyspnea

Abhishek Kumar; Sarenthia M Epps; Susanne Jeffus; Jose Diego Caceres; Nikhil K Meena; Jonathan Killam; Anand N Venkata

doi:10.1016/j.chest.2022.01.005

A 34-Year-Old Man With Lightheadedness and Dyspnea

Chest. 2022 Jun;161(6):e371-e376. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.01.005.

Authors

Abhishek Kumar¹, Sarenthia M Epps², Susanne Jeffus³, Jose Diego Caceres², Nikhil K Meena², Jonathan Killam⁴, Anand N Venkata⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR.
³ Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Northwell Health, New York, NY.
⁵ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR. Electronic address: avenkata@uams.edu.

PMID: 35680318
DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.01.005

Abstract

A 34-year-old man presented to our institution with lightheadedness and dyspnea on exertion. His medical history included chronic pancreatitis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), gastroesophageal reflux disease, hypertension, lumbar degenerative disc disease, seizure disorder, anterior uveitis, and multiple vertebral fractures. In addition, he was a cigarette smoker with a 10-pack-year smoking history.

Keywords: BAL; alveolar proteinosis; interstitial lung disease; pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Dizziness*
Dyspnea / diagnosis
Dyspnea / etiology
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis*