Pulmonary thromboembolism: specifics of diagnosis in young age--case report
Vereş, L.; Mihdescu, T.; Beda, E.
Pneumologia 58(1): 49-51
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 2067-2993 PMID: 19507487 Document Number: 632534
Pulmonary thrombo-embolism (PTE) is responsible for a reasonable number of undiagnosed pleural effusions. It is considered that PTE causes pleural effusions more frequently than bronchogenic carcinoma although statistics bring it to less than 5% of diagnosed cases. This probably relies in an insufficient investigation of patients with pleural effusion as well as considering PTE a rare cause of disease. Our case reveals both a delay in the diagnosis as well as a genetic linkage for PTE.