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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| author | Aydanur Ekici Şule İleri Habibe Aslan Mehmet Ekici |
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| 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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| spelling | doaj.art-2faf1e04f1114570b6de6b0ff24d0f622022-12-22T01:24:46ZengElsevierRespiratory 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 |
| spellingShingle | Aydanur Ekici Şule İleri Habibe Aslan Mehmet Ekici Troublesome cough as the sole manifestation of pulmonary embolism Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
| title | Troublesome cough as the sole manifestation of pulmonary embolism |
| title_full | Troublesome cough as the sole manifestation of pulmonary embolism |
| title_fullStr | Troublesome cough as the sole manifestation of pulmonary embolism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Troublesome cough as the sole manifestation of pulmonary embolism |
| title_short | Troublesome cough as the sole manifestation of pulmonary embolism |
| title_sort | troublesome cough as the sole manifestation of pulmonary embolism |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221300711930111X |
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