ABSTRACT
A 58-year-old woman presented to the emergency department complaining of fevers and haemoptysis. She had been feeling unwell for approximately 6 weeks, with general malaise, fatigue and unintentional weight loss. She described drenching night sweats for the past week. Her past medical history included hypercholesterolaemia, for which she took 40 mg atorvastatin OD. She was originally from Eastern India and had come to live in the United Kingdom 10 years earlier. She worked as a play therapist and lived with her husband, who was well. She had never smoked and did not drink alcohol.
