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CASE PRESENTATION A 24-year-old woman, a baby-sitter with no known comorbidities, presented to the outpatient department with complaints of modified Medical Research Council grade IV breathlessness for 3 months, chest pain, and dry cough for 2 weeks. There was no known disease history, including respiratory, flu-like illness, or connective tissue disorder. There was no use of chemotherapeutic, oral contraceptive drugs, exposure to toxic substances, or smoking. A review of systems was negative for fever, arthralgia, myalgia, Raynaud phenomenon, skin thickening, rash, or leg swelling. The patient had no family history suggestive of a genetic syndrome.