The Instant Diagnosis 2
A 55-year-old man has a nonproductive cough and exertional breathlessness. He also notes low-grade fever, malaise, and a weight loss of 8 kg over 7 weeks.
His white blood cell count is 13,500/mm3. He has a history of mild asthma. A chest x-ray discloses peripheral lung infiltrates. The most likely diagnosis is:
(A) Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
(B) Alveolar proteinosis
(C) Polymyositis
(D) Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
(E) Lymphangiomyomatosis
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