Resumen
El caso clínico presenta a un varón de 46 años con antecedentes alérgicos e hipercolesterolemia, que acude a urgencias tras experimentar un síncope repentino con episodio de repetición. Durante el episodio, no se observan movimientos tónico-clónicos ni síntomas respiratorios. La evaluación revela una frecuencia cardíaca elevada, pero sin anomalías en la auscultación pulmonar y cardíaca. Tras el ingreso, se inicia tratamiento empírico con antibióticos, y las pruebas indican una condensación pulmonar multilobar compatible con neumonía atípica. Los picos febriles y las pruebas complementarias sin diagnóstico claro enfatizan la necesidad de considerar la neumonía atípica en casos con presentaciones clínicas inusuales, lo cual destaca la importancia de un enfoque terapéutico empírico y futuras investigaciones.
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