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An Atypical Case of Morbid Obesity, Presenting With Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
Extreme obesity or Class III obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) greater than 40 kg/m(2) and is invariably associated with a marked increase in morbidity and mortality. Our patient is a 36-year-old male wrestler, with a BMI of 63.53 kg/m(2), and has been suffering from recurrent deep vein...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7482992/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32923250 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9650 |