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A Porcine Model of Acute Autologous Pulmonary Embolism
Published on: September 6, 2024
A rare cause of pulmonary embolism: panax
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Adnan Menderes Bulvarı, Fatih, İstanbul 34093, Turkey.
Introduction:
The aim of this case report is to present a patient with pulmonary embolism during a high-dose course of panax.
Case:
A 41-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department with sudden complaints of shortness of breath, sweating,weakness, and loss of conscious after panax pills intake. At pulmonary computed tomography angiography, hypodense filling defect compatible with pulmonary emboli was seen at the bifurcation level of right and left distal pulmonary arteries and at each of pulmonary lobary arteries. The patient was treated with pulmonary artery selective thrombolysis. Conclusion: Herbal products, which are used all over the world to support health, should not be taken indiscriminately because their ingredients' amounts and what kind of adverse effects may come up whether used alone or in combination cannot be known.
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