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The Use of Autologous Blood Patch in Ullrich Muscular Dystrophy and Recurrent Pneumothorax

We present the case of a 19-year-old female with Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy (UCMD1, a collagen VI defect) who developed a right-sided pneumothorax after choking on a piece of meat. She received two chest tubes (pigtails) that resolved the pneumothorax. She was discharged in stable conditi...

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Autores principales: Navas Nazario, Aledie, Cooper, Felicia I, Weber-Guzman, Fabiola, Finkel, Richard S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9262640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35812575
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25961