• Chest · Feb 2016

    Case Reports

    A 39-Year-Old Postpartum Woman With Foot Drop and Shortness of Breath.

    • Atul K Mehta, Carol A Langford, David O Taylor, Michael Bolen, and Anita J Reddy.
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH. Electronic address: mehtaa4@ccf.org.
    • Chest. 2016 Feb 1; 149 (2): e61-4.

    AbstractA 39-year-old white woman with a history of adult-onset asthma, chronic sinusitis, and nasal polyposis presented to the ED with dyspnea and left lower extremity weakness and pain. Three months prior to her presentation she had an uncomplicated delivery of her second child, but during her pregnancy she experienced increasing asthma symptoms and nasal congestion. These symptoms progressed after delivery despite treatment with albuterol inhalers and antibiotics.Copyright © 2016 American College of Chest Physicians. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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