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Left Atrial Stenosis Induced Pulmonary Venous Arterialization and Group 2 Pulmonary Hypertension in Rat
Published on: November 18, 2018
[Can clubbing be caused by pulmonary hydatid disease?]
M Lakranbi1, Y Ouadnouni, J Ghalimi
1Service de chirurgie thoracique, hôpital des spécialités, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc. marouane_l@hotmail.com
Abstract:
The observation of clubbing is often synonymic of the evolution of a serious illness, particularly neoplasic pathology in which it can be a paraneoplasic sign; however, his association with a lung hydatic cyst remains exceptional. We report a case of clubbing associated with a bilateral ruptured chronic lung hydatic cyst with a clinical course since 1 year.
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