A 14-Year-Old Boy With Severe Dyspnea After Coughing Up a Bitter-Tasting Fluid

AYDIN Y., ULAŞ A. B., Özgökçe M.

Chest, cilt.169, sa.3, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 169 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.10.005
  • Dergi Adı: Chest
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, CINAHL, EMBASE, Public Affairs Index, Nature Index
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Case Presentation: A 14-year-old boy with no significant medical history presented to the emergency department with a sudden onset of debilitating left-sided chest pain and severe dyspnea. The symptoms began acutely while he was at rest, approximately 1 hour before arrival. During a coughing fit, he expectorated a small amount of clear, watery, and distinctly bitter-tasting fluid. His medical background was unremarkable, with no history of prior respiratory symptoms, asthma, smoking, recent trauma, or chronic illnesses. The patient lives in a rural village, has no travel history, and has no special dietary habits that would predispose him to a different diagnosis.