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Idiopathic bilateral diaphragmatic dysfunction as a cause of dyspnea

Diaphragmatic paralysis is an unusual and often underrecognized cause of dyspnea. We present a case of bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis with no identifiable etiology. Our patient is a 73-year-old female with a history of smoking who presented with dyspnea and orthopnea. She was treated for obstruct...

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Autores principales: MacBruce, D, Safdar, S, Katpally, K, Shaaban, Hamid, Adelman, M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4857574/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27186002
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.180919