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Yanhua Li1, Caili Su2, Ying Yan3
1NanKai University, School of Medicine, Tianjin, China; Department of Radiology, Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, China; Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Case Presentation:
A 75-year-old man presented to our hospital with cough and sputum for more than a year. Eight months previously, the patient was admitted to a local hospital, and his symptoms were relieved after symptomatic treatment (expectorants and antitussives). Three months ago, he was admitted to our hospital, and his symptoms improved with antiinflammatory therapy. He had a 30-pack-years history of smoking (20 cigarettes/day) and a history of drinking (200 g liquor per day). The patient had no history of genetic disorders or cancer. He did not present with fever, dyspnea, hemoptysis or chest distress, and there was no history of weight loss since onset.
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