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The Great Mimicker: Pulmonary Embolism Presenting as Flank Pain in a Sickle Cell Disease Patient

Pulmonary embolism can be a challenging condition for physicians to manage. They often have to diagnose this disease with a high fatality rate via the presence of non-specific symptoms. Another unusual presentation is abdominal pain, which can delay diagnosis due to a broad differential. We report t...

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Autores principales: AL-Ramadhan, Maryam A, AL-Janobi, Amena A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10318122/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37409197
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39924