title: Chronic Cough and Bilateral Pneumothoraces in a Nonsmoker.
abstract: An 82-year-old Japanese nonsmoking man presented with persistent dry cough and small left apical pneumothorax. High resolution CT scan of the chest demonstrated bilateral upper lobe pleuroparenchymal thickening and architectural distortion. Serial imaging revealed mild progression and development of small bilateral pneumothoraces, and pneumomediastinum. A surgical lung biopsy was required to confirm the diagnosis.
authors: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY. Electronic address: sao9016@med.cornell.edu.
authors: Sarah L
authors: SL
authors: O'Beirne
authors: Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
authors: Joanna G
authors: JG
authors: Escalon
authors: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
authors: Jordan E
authors: JE
authors: Arkin
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
authors: Brendon M
authors: BM
authors: Stiles
authors: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY; Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
authors: Robert J
authors: RJ
authors: Kaner
authors: Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
authors: Alan C
authors: AC
authors: Legasto
authors: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
authors: Navneet
authors: N
authors: Narula
authors: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
authors: Thomas C
authors: TC
authors: King
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003371:Cough / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed