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Bilateral pulmonary embolism in a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis: a rare association in Yaoundé, Cameroon

Pulmonary embolism is a complication of pulmonary tuberculosis that has received little emphasis in the literature. We describe a 52 year old male, with no risk factors for thromboembolic disease referred to our service for an in depth clinical review for cardiomegaly and dyspnea on exertion. Echoca...

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Autores principales:	Ekukwe, Nkoke Clovis, Bain, Luchuo Engelbert, Jingi, Ahmadou Musa, Sylvia, Kotta, Mintom, Pierre, Menanga, Alain
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	The African Field Epidemiology Network 2014
Materias:	Case Report
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4189908/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25309662 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.17.262.4107

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