Why chronic constipation may be harmful to your lungs: a case report and review of lipoid pneumonia and mycobacterium fortuitum leading to acute respiratory failure and septic shock

No abstract available. Article truncated at 150 words. A 43 year-old female with a past medical history of right-sided hemiparesis secondary to motor vehicle accident 17 years prior presented a two week history of cough, fever and right-sided pleuritic chest pain. Her baseline status included using...

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Main Authors: Till S, Mathew M, Liao D-W, Ramirez C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2015-10-01
Series:Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
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Online Access:http://www.swjpcc.com/pulmonary/2015/10/29/why-chronic-constipation-may-be-harmful-to-your-lungs-a-case.html