Mahesh Duggal, MD

Articles

Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastases to the Lung

Mahesh Duggal, MD;Krishna Badhey, MD;Sonia Arunabh, MD

September 14th 2005

A 2-month history of cough sent a 62-year-old woman for medical evaluation. The patient denied fever, chills, and rigors but reported seeing streaks of blood in her sputum during the past month. The patient had undergone a right nephrectomy 4 years earlier for renal cell carcinoma.

Pleural Calcification

Mahesh Duggal, MD;Achal Dhupa, MD

September 14th 2005

The pattern of pleural calcification and the patient's history are helpful in determining the usually remote cause of the calcification. Here, Drs Mahesh Duggal, Achal Dhupa, Krishna Badhey, and Arunabh of North Shore University Hospital of Forest Hills, NY, offer 2 cases that illustrate the importance of these data.

Aspiration Pneumonia

Mahesh Duggal, MD;Samit Hirawit, MD;Sonia Arunabh, MD

September 14th 2005

A 72-year-old nursing home resident was hospitalized with fever, chills, and rigors of 2 days' duration. The nursing home staff reported the patient had dysphagia after a recent stroke.

Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Mahesh Duggal, MD;Achal Dhupa, MD;Sonia Arunabh, MD

September 14th 2005

A 65-year-old man was hospitalized with dyspnea and fever of a few days' duration. He complained of excessive malaise, fatigue, and weight loss but denied any hemoptysis. The patient had a history of alcohol abuse.