[Pulmonary thromboembolism: specifics of diagnosis in young age--case report].
Pulmonary thrombo-embolism (PTE) is responsible for a reasonable number of undiagnosed pleural effusions. It is considered that PTE causes pleural effusions more frequently than bronchogenic carcinoma although statistics bring it to less than 5% of diagnosed cases. This probably relies in an insufficient investigation of patients with pleural effusion as well as considering PTE a rare cause of disease. Our case reveals both a delay in the diagnosis as well as a genetic linkage for PTE.
Vereş
Liliana
L
Clinica de Pneumologie, UMF Gr. T. Popa, Iaşi. lilveres@yahoo.com
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Traian
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Eduard
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000925:Anticoagulants