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Progressive Exertional Dyspnea  

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BACKGROUND
A 58-year-old woman presents with progressive exertional dyspnea that developed over the past several years. She is a lifelong smoker.
Hint
McLeod also described this syndrome 1 year after it was originally reported.
Author: Sat Sharma, MD
Associate Professor, University of Manitoba, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
eMedicine Editor: Gregg Eschun, MD
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