TY - JOUR T1 - A 68-year-old man with haemoptysis and extensive ipsilateral lung infiltrates JF - Breathe JO - Breathe DO - 10.1183/20734735.0229-2020 VL - 17 IS - 1 SP - 200229 AU - Chris Kyriakopoulos AU - Athena Gogali AU - Konstantinos Tatsis AU - Nektarios Anagnostopoulos AU - Grigoris Stratakos AU - Konstantinos Kostikas Y1 - 2021/03/01 UR - http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/17/1/200229.abstract N2 - A 68-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a 24-h history of haemoptysis and fever. The patient also reported a productive cough for 5 years. He was a current smoker (smoking history of 80 pack-years) with an otherwise unremarkable past medical history. On examination, his respiratory rate was 24 breaths per min, heart rate was 120 beats per min, temperature 39.2°C and his oxyhaemoglobin saturation was 98% in room air. On auscultation, breath sounds were reduced and end-expiratory crackles were heard over the left lung. Physical examination was otherwise normal. Blood tests showed: white blood cells 14 500 cells·μL−1 (neutrophils 12 000 cells·μL−1, lymphocytes 1900 cells·μL−1), haemoglobin 13.9 g·dL−1, platelets 256 000 μL−1, C-reactive protein (CRP) 128 mg·L−1, erythrocyte sedimentation rate 90 mm·h−1, normal electrolytes, urea 45 mg·dL−1 and creatinine 1.22 mg·dL−1.Can you diagnose this 68-year-old male with 24-h history of haemoptysis, 5-year history of productive cough and ipsilateral lung infiltrates? https://bit.ly/3tyhANB ER -