A 35-Year-Old Man With Fever and Pulmonary Cavity

Chest. 2023 Apr;163(4):e187-e191. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.11.008.

Abstract

A 35-year-old man was hospitalized with fever, chest pain, and cough of 2 weeks' duration. These symptoms persisted despite 4 days of antibiotic treatment with IV ceftriaxone sodium 2 g/d. The patient was a nonsmoker with an unremarkable medical history who worked as a herdsman and lived in the Shigate region of Tibet, China.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents* / therapeutic use
  • Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
  • Chest Pain / diagnosis
  • Cough / diagnosis
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fever* / diagnosis
  • Fever* / etiology
  • Humans
  • Male

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Ceftriaxone