Acute progressive dyspnea in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Year 2020, Volume: 10 Issue: 3, 272 - 274, 29.09.2020

Uğur Gönlügür , Tanseli Gönlügür

Abstract

The cause of acute
dyspnea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is challenging. A 69-year old
man complained of dyspnea, and cough. He had a diagnosis of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease for 6 years. Oxygen therapy started for respiratory failure.
At the 6^th day of hospitalization, dyspnea progressively increased.
Chest x-ray showed a right-sided radiolucency. The preliminary diagnosis was
spontaneous pneumothorax but chest CT-scan demonstrated a space-occupying
lesion in left main bronchus. The latter diagnosis was mucoid impaction but
bronchoscopy revealed a malignant lesion. In conclusions, lung cancer can be a
rare cause of acute dyspnea.

Keywords

Dyspnea, Respiratory Insufficiency, Pulmonary Disease

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