Desquamative interstitial pneumonia masquerading as acute life-threatening pulmonary embolism

Mehrdad M. Behnia*, Oscar W. Cummings

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Abstract

The authors report the case of a 44-year-old man with clinical and echocardiographic features of massive pulmonary embolism. However, a pulmonary angiogram did not reveal any large embolus. Desquamative interstitial pneumonia and bronchopneumonia were found at autopsy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)199-201
Number of pages3
JournalAmerican Journal of Critical Care
Volume13
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - May 2004
Externally publishedYes

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