Murat VARLI, Ahmet YALÇIN, Sevgi ARAS, Volkan ATMIŞ, Tuğba¹ TURGUT, Hande Selvi ÖZTORUN¹, Esat ÇINAR

Akciğerde Yaygın Enfarktla Seyreden Submasif Atipik Prezentasyonlu Pulmoner Emboli Vakası

Başlangıç: 1947
Yayıncı: Erkan Mor

Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is a clinical disorder which can end up with mortally in the elderly. PTE usu- ally presents with cardiopulmonary symptoms. Atypical presentations among elderly patients can delay PTE diagnosis causing serious complications. Here we present a 71 years old man who admitted with loss of appetite, weight loss and constipation and diagnosed with PTE without any pulmonary symptoms.

A Submassive Pulmonary Embolism Case with Wide Spread In- farcts Throughout Lungs Presented Atypically

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