Patient With Pulmonary Symptoms, Dysphagia, and Raynaud Disease

Aisha Ghias; Shalinee Chawla; Priya Agarwala

doi:10.1001/jama.2023.13766

Patient With Pulmonary Symptoms, Dysphagia, and Raynaud Disease

JAMA. 2023 Aug 15;330(7):658-659. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.13766.

Authors

Aisha Ghias¹, Shalinee Chawla², Priya Agarwala³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, NYU Langone Health, Mineola, New York.
² Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, NYU Langone Health, Mineola, New York.
³ NYU Langone Health, Mineola, New York.

PMID: 37498616
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.13766

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Plain language summary

A nonsmoking patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease and Raynaud disease had 4 weeks of dysphagia and a 4.54-kg weight loss over 3 months, cough productive of yellow sputum, and dyspnea on exertion. White blood cell count and creatine kinase and aldolase levels were elevated; antinuclear antibody assay findings were positive; and chest CT showed bibasilar pulmonary consolidations and ground glass opacities. What is the diagnosis and what would you do next?

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cough / etiology
Deglutition Disorders* / etiology
Humans
Lung
Lung Diseases* / etiology
Raynaud Disease* / diagnosis
Raynaud Disease* / etiology