Abstract:Abstract. Canova CR, Kuhn M, Allemann J, Reinhart WH (Kantonsspital, Chur, Switzerland). Lethal pulmonary hypertension in a young woman caused by unrecognized haemangiosis carcinomatosa (Case Report). J Intern Med 1998; 243: 255-57.A 38-year-old female is described, who was admitted with increasing respiratory distress, cough and visible blood stasis in the jugular veins. The most likely diagnosis in this young women taking oral contraceptives was pulmonary embolism, however, a ventilation-perfusion lung scan … Show more
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