A 69-year-old woman with pleuritic pain and a pulmonary arterial obstruction
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A case study of a 69-year-old woman with a primary sarcoma of the pulmonary artery is described. Clinical evaluation indicated a thrombus reaction superimposed on the tumor and pathological examination revealed a firm, gelatinous, polypoid mass of 9 centimeter within the pulmonary artery.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2000
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A 25-year-old with asthma cardiac failure, diarrhea, and weakness of the right hand
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A 25-year-old male patient with asthma, heart disease, and other illnesses revealed an inflammatory redness of the palms on physical examination. Clinical, anatomical, and pathological investigations confirmed that he was suffering from hypereosinophilic Churg-Strauss syndrome and severe asthma, due to corticosteroid withdrawal and subsequent administration of montelukast.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2000
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Case 15-2007: A 20-year-old woman with asthma and cardiorespiratory arrest
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A case study of 20-year-old woman with a history of severe asthma with multiple exacerbations diagnosed at 4 years of age, but not following any environmental and medication regimens is presented. The patient was pronounced dead shortly after arrival to emergency rooms due to frequent use of nebulized beta-agonists which was indicator of the poor control of her asthma, resulting in her death.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2007
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