• Rohit Shirgaonkar, Manoj Kumar Panigrahi, Aswathy Girija, Prity Sharma, Preetam Chappity, and Sagar Ranjan Tripathy.
• Department of Pulmonary Medicine & Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India.
• Chest. 2024 Jan 1; 165 (1): e5e10e5-e10.

AbstractA 37-year-old man presented to the ED with symptoms of productive cough, self-reported fever, and shortness of breath for the past 15 days. He was placed on noninvasive mechanical ventilation for respiratory distress. IV piperacillin-tazobactam and inhaled bronchodilators were promptly administered, and he was subsequently transferred to the respiratory ICU for further care. He had no history of bowel and bladder disturbance, altered sensorium, swelling of feet, or abdominal distention. He never used tobacco and denied a history of TB. Medical history was notable for recurrent hospitalizations and administration of multiple courses of antibiotics in the past for similar complaints. He often used inhaled bronchodilators/corticosteroids when clinically stable to relieve symptoms.Copyright © 2023 American College of Chest Physicians. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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