Chest
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A 6-year-old boy was referred to our hospital with an anterior mediastinal mass. This was discovered by chest radiography performed when the boy was examined after being caught by an elevator door about 2 weeks earlier. The patient had been born full term without any complications during pregnancy or delivery. No clinical symptoms were observed during this presentation, and he had no history of previous infections.
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A 54-year-old man presented with 6 months' history of dry cough and dyspnea on exertion. He also reported intermittent joint pain and orthopnea. He denied fevers, chills, and rashes. ⋯ He had not been receiving adalimumab or methotrexate for several months. He never smoked and drank alcohol occasionally. Family history was significant for rheumatoid arthritis.
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A 22-year-old nonsmoker male, without any previous comorbidity, presented with 4 months' history of right upper back pain. Pain was constant dull aching type, nonpleuritic, aggravated by lying on the right lateral side and partially relieved on taking analgesics. ⋯ There was associated unintentional weight loss of 6 kg. There was no history of cough, expectoration, wheeze, or hemoptysis, nor any episodes of night sweats or fever.
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A 44-year-old man consulted in April 2020 for a 1-week persistent left lateral chest pain, increased with deep breathing and change of position. He had left lower limb pain without redness or swelling 2 weeks before presentation. He did not complain of shortness of breath, cough, hemoptysis, syncope, fever, nor general status alteration.