BACKGROUND
A 55-year-old man presents to the hospital with sudden-onset dyspnea that occurred immediately after undergoing a barium swallow procedure. He also has chest discomfort and a cough. Physical examination findings indicate that he is well and that his vital signs are stable. Examination of his chest reveals bronchial breath sounds at the lung bases. ECG findings are normal. A chest radiograph is obtained. What is the diagnosis?
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Hint
Dysphagia
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Author:
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Prepageran Narayanan, MD, FRCS , Rahmat Omar, MD, MS, and U.D. Arumianathan, MD, FRCS
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University Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Associate Editor:
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R. Raman, MD, MS
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University Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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eMedicine Editor:
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Sat Sharma, MD
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Associate Professor, University of Manitoba, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
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