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Lithium-Associated Thyromegaly: An Unusual Cause of Airway Obstruction

Acute upper airway obstruction is a medical emergency and can be caused by many serious conditions such as a foreign body occluding the airway, intrinsic swelling (as in anaphylaxis), or extrinsic compression. Thyromegaly has rarely been reported as a source of airway compromise. We present a patien...

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Autores principales: Verma, Ashish, Wartak, Siddharth, Tidswell, Mark
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3444054/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22991519
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/627415