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Aging Condition with a Novel Presentation

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  • Hadi Roudsari

  • Gurpreet Dhaliwal

  • Anand D. Jagannath

  • Alan H. Baik

  • Sam Brondfield

  • September 28, 2026

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    An 81-year-old man with high-grade urothelial carcinoma presented with malaise, weakness, fatigue, and subjective fevers after 5 months of atezolizumab and tiragolumab therapy.

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    His medical history included stage 4 chronic kidney disease, gout, asthma, and a prior left lung adenocarcinoma resected 9 years earlier.

  • 3

    Initial antibiotic treatment for possible epididymitis failed to improve his symptoms, raising concerns for infection, autoimmune conditions, or recurrent malignancy.

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    CT imaging revealed right-upper-lobe centrilobular nodules and mild pulmonary edema, prompting consideration of infection or drug-induced pneumonitis.

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    Despite negative cultures and resolved fevers, the patient preferred discharge after 6 days, with ongoing malaise and generalized weakness.

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