An unusual cause of dyspnoea – can you spot the diagnosis?

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Joseph, Darren
Pannell, N.
Tintinger, Gregory Ronald

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South African Medical Association

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A 66-year-old man presented with a complaint of shortness of breath. He had a significant smoking history but no known medical conditions. Two years prior, he had been involved in a motor vehicle accident and sustained blunt trauma to his chest.

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Smoking, Motor vehicle accident, Shortness of breath, Chest, Dyspnoea

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Joseph, D., Pannell, N., Tintinger, G.R. 2022, 'An unusual cause of dyspnoea – can you spot the diagnosis?', African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 138.