A 70-year-old male admitted for exacerbation of COPD. Mixed phenotype

Authors

  • Francisco López-García Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Elche (Alicante), Spain. Grupo de Trabajo de EPOC de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32818/reccmi.a2n3a18

Keywords:

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, phenotypes COPD, asthma-COPD overlap

Abstract

A 70-year-old male ex-smoker who entered for increased cough with brownish expectoration and medium-effort dyspnea, without fever, and with normal chest x-ray. He was diagnosed of probable COPD exacerbation and trea- ted effectively with antibiotics, oral corticosteroids and bronchodilators. At the month of admission, spirometry was performed, which showed a severe airflow obstruction and a very positive bronchodilator test, which, together with the presence of peripheral blood eosinophilia, confirmed the diagnosis of COPD phenotype asthma-COPD overlap (ACO).

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Published

2017-12-31

How to Cite

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López-García F. A 70-year-old male admitted for exacerbation of COPD. Mixed phenotype. Rev Esp Casos Clin Med Intern [Internet]. 2017 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Dec. 26];2(3):155-7. Available from: https://www.reccmi.com/RECCMI/article/view/200