Troublesome cough as the sole manifestation of pulmonary embolism

Troublesome cough as the sole manifestation of pulmonary embolism

Early diagnosis and effective treatment to reduce mortality is the basis of pulmonary embolism. However, the diagnosis can be easily overlooked due to nonspecific clinical presentation. We present 9 cases of pulmonary embolism manifested by a symptom suggestive of an irritating cough due to viral up...

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Main Authors: Aydanur Ekici, Şule İleri, Habibe Aslan, Mehmet Ekici
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221300711930111X
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spelling doaj-2faf1e04f1114570b6de6b0ff24d0f622020-11-25T01:29:43ZengElsevierRespiratory Medicine Case Reports2213-00712019-01-0128Troublesome cough as the sole manifestation of pulmonary embolismAydanur Ekici0Şule İleri1Habibe Aslan2Mehmet Ekici3Departments of Pulmonary Diseases, Kirikkale University Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale, TurkeyDepartments of Pulmonary Diseases, Kirikkale University Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale, TurkeyDepartments of Pulmonary Diseases, Kirikkale University Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale, TurkeyCorresponding author. Ziya Gökalp Cad. Fabrikalar Mah. Umut Sitesi D blok. Daire: 1, 07100, Kirikkale, Turkey.; Departments of Pulmonary Diseases, Kirikkale University Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale, TurkeyEarly diagnosis and effective treatment to reduce mortality is the basis of pulmonary embolism. However, the diagnosis can be easily overlooked due to nonspecific clinical presentation. We present 9 cases of pulmonary embolism manifested by a symptom suggestive of an irritating cough due to viral upper respiratory tract infection (patients with no risk factors for PE). Pulmonary embolism should be considered in cases of irritating cough that does not respond to inhaler treatment, d-dimer positive and normal chest X-ray.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221300711930111X
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Mehmet Ekici
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Troublesome cough as the sole manifestation of pulmonary embolism
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title Troublesome cough as the sole manifestation of pulmonary embolism
title_short Troublesome cough as the sole manifestation of pulmonary embolism
title_full Troublesome cough as the sole manifestation of pulmonary embolism
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publishDate 2019-01-01
description Early diagnosis and effective treatment to reduce mortality is the basis of pulmonary embolism. However, the diagnosis can be easily overlooked due to nonspecific clinical presentation. We present 9 cases of pulmonary embolism manifested by a symptom suggestive of an irritating cough due to viral upper respiratory tract infection (patients with no risk factors for PE). Pulmonary embolism should be considered in cases of irritating cough that does not respond to inhaler treatment, d-dimer positive and normal chest X-ray.
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