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Retropharyngeal hematoma in the context of obstructive sleep apnea: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea is related to increased systemic inflammation and arterial hypertension. We present a case of retropharyngeal hematoma without trauma und hypothesize that this could be caused by untreated obstructive sleep apnea. CASE PRESENTATION: A 47-year-old white woman with...

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Autores principales: Warken, Christian, Rotter, Nicole, Maurer, Joachim Theodor, Attenberger, Ulrike, Lammert, Anne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6708226/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31443681
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2202-9