A 45-year-old man with history of heavy alcohol, tobacco, cocaine, and marijuana use
for many years presented to the Emergency Department complaining of cough and sore
throat of 1 week duration. Over the past couple of months, he had lost weight and
had become increasingly short of breath. In addition, he complained of progressively
worsening abdominal discomfort, which he described as fullness. Three years previous,
he underwent splenectomy after trauma.
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Publication history
Accepted:
August 9,
2000
Received:
May 9,
2000
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© 2001 Elsevier Science Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
