Lung consolidation in a young-age active smoker: An unexpected diagnosis

F.R. Bertuccio; N. Baio; V. Chino; V. Ferroni; S. Montini; L. Pisanu; A. Cascina; V. Conio; A.G. Corsico; G.M. Stella

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports (Jan 2024)

Lung consolidation in a young-age active smoker: An unexpected diagnosis

F.R. Bertuccio,
N. Baio,
V. Chino,
V. Ferroni,
S. Montini,
L. Pisanu,
A. Cascina,
V. Conio,
A.G. Corsico,
G.M. Stella

Affiliations

F.R. Bertuccio: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Unit of Respiratory Disease, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy; Corresponding author. Via Lombroso 17, Pavia, Italy.
N. Baio: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Unit of Respiratory Disease, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy
V. Chino: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Unit of Respiratory Disease, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy
V. Ferroni: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Unit of Respiratory Disease, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy
S. Montini: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Unit of Respiratory Disease, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy
L. Pisanu: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Unit of Respiratory Disease, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy
A. Cascina: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Unit of Respiratory Disease, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy
V. Conio: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Unit of Respiratory Disease, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy
A.G. Corsico: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Unit of Respiratory Disease, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy
G.M. Stella: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Unit of Respiratory Disease, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 47
p. 101977

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A 29-year-old man presented to Emergency Department with nonspecific symptoms. Through a series of radiological and invasive diagnostic studies we finally reach an unexpected diagnosis of hypersentivity pneumonitis; this is a complex and heterogeneous disease which diagnosis can be challenging as its clinical, radiologic and histopathologic features overlap with those of other interstitial lung diseases (ILDs). Diagnosing an ILD is a dynamic process, and that is the reason why complex cases discussed in a multidisciplinary team may need to be reconsidered in light of evolution of the disease and the results of the performed exams with a flexible approach.

Published in Respiratory Medicine Case Reports

ISSN: 2213-0071 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
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