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Case Study: 57-year-old Caucasian female in good
functional status with 2 to 4 week history of dyspnea on exertion,
dry cough, desaturation, and low grade fever
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CT (10/26/01) near the lung bases shows ill-defined linear opacities,
ground-glass opacity, and consolidation. These findings are nonspecific
but most consistent with NSIP and BOOP. The linear opacities may
represent fibrosis or atelectasis.
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs)
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FVC/
(% predicted) |
FEV1/
(% predicted) |
FEV1/FVC |
TLC/
(% predicted) |
DLCO/
(% predicted) |
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| 11/20/01 |
1.98/61 |
1.70/67 |
85% |
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Clinical Course
- The patient is treated with 1 month course of 60 mg/day of
corticosteroids with clinical improvement
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