Large patent ductus arteriosus in an adult complicated by pulmonary endarteritis and embolic lung abscess

Large patent ductus arteriosus in an adult complicated by pulmonary endarteritis and embolic lung abscess

Patent ductus arteriosus in the adult is an extremely rare clinical phenomenon. We report the case of a 34-year old man who developed pulmonary endarteritis and subsequent embolic lung abscess secondary to a large patent ductus arteriosus. This brief report also provides an overview of the natural h...

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Main Authors:	Toufan Bahrami, Shahzad G. Raja, Mahesh Balakrishnan, Kwabena Mensah, Manoraj Navaratnarajah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Touch Medical Media 2011-09-01
Series:	Heart International
Subjects:	patent ductus arteriosus, pulmonary endarteritis, embolism, lung abscess
Online Access:	http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/hi/article/view/2588

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