A 64-year-old man was admitted to the respiratory ward with a 2-week history of progressive
dyspnea. He had lost 5 kg in body weight during the previous 2 months. He had a mild
dry cough, but he denied a history of fever or night sweats. One year previously,
he had undergone spleen and pancreatic tail resection in a local hospital because
of abdominal trauma. He reported no history of hypertension, diabetes, or hyperlipidemia,
and he had no personal or family history of cancer; however, he had a >40-year history
of smoking.
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Published online: October 13, 2022
Thomas J. Marrie, MD, Section EditorFootnotes
Funding: This work is supported by Research Project of Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research on Emergency in TCM (NO.2017B030314176)and the Specific Research Fund for TCM Science and Technology of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine (NO.YK2013B2N04).
Conflicts of Interest: None.
Authorship: All authors had access to the data and a role in writing this manuscript.
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