A 33-Year-Old Man With Hemoptysis and Renal Dysfunction

Chest. 2023 Oct;164(4):e93-e99. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.05.018.

Abstract

A 33-year-old man presented with a 10-day history of fever, dry cough, and dyspnea. He reported small amounts of frank hemoptysis that occurred several times a day for the past 3 days and a reduction in urine volume. There was no joint pain, skin rash, muscle weakness, or bleeding symptoms, except for the hemoptysis. He had a medical history of childhood asthma and untreated hypertension for the past 2 years. He had no history of smoking, recent travel, medication use, or occupational inhalation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cough / diagnosis
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dyspnea / diagnosis
  • Fever / diagnosis
  • Hemoptysis* / diagnosis
  • Hemoptysis* / etiology
  • Humans
  • Kidney Diseases*
  • Male