Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy successfully treated with corticosteroids: a case report

Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy successfully treated with corticosteroids: a case report

Abstract Background Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy is a special type of tumor thromboembolism. We report the case of a patient who developed pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy with alveolar hemorrhage. Almost all patients with pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy die within...

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Main Authors: Shinichi Miyazaki, Takuya Ikeda, Genshi Ito, Masahide Inoue, Keiji Nara, Yuko Nishinaga, Yoshinori Hasegawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary hypertension
Rare lung diseases
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1524-8

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