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Presentation of Case

A 34-year-old woman was referred to a hospital in Texas because of an intermittent cough and hemoptysis.

The patient had been well until nine months earlier, when her temperature rose to 39.4°C. Subsequently, she had a low-grade fever, which eventually resolved, and an intermittent cough. One month later, she consulted a physician after she had coughed up a small amount of blood while exercising. Physical examination was normal; no radiographs were obtained. She was given a cough preparation for "bronchitis."

Four days before she was referred to the hospi-tal, she returned to the physician because she had coughed up blood-tinged . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Differential Diagnosis

Clinical Diagnosis

Dr. Hardy Kornfeld's Diagnosis

Pathological Discussion

Anatomical Diagnosis

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