Chest
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A 57-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for an abnormal chest shadow found during routine chest radiography. She had no respiratory symptoms. Her medical history included dyslipidemia, and her surgical history included conization for cervical cancer at age 38 years. She was a social drinker and ex-smoker of approximately 10 cigarettes per day (from ages 20 to 30 years); she denied recreational drug use.
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Case Reports
A 67-Year-Old Woman With Abdominal Pain, Paresthesia, and Rapidly Expanding Lung Nodule.
A 67-year-old woman with a medical history significant for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, OSA, and schizophrenia was admitted multiple times the previous 3 months for generalized abdominal pain. Her most recent admission was unique for new onset bilateral upper and lower extremity weakness with paresthesia. ⋯ Previous evaluation included multiple CT scans of her abdomen that revealed colonic thickening. Ensuing colonoscopy revealed chronic ulcers with cytopathic changes consistent with cytomegalovirus.