Septic Pulmonary Embolism Ascribed to Periapical Periodontitis:
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Cardiac septic pulmonary embolism
Based on the source of the embolus, septic pulmonary embolism (SPE) can be classified as cardiac, peripheral endogenous, or exogenous. Cardiac SPEs are the most common.We conducted a retrospective analysis of 20 patients with cardiac SPE hospitalized between 1991 and 2013 at a Chinese tertiary referral hospital.The study included 14 males and 6 females with a median age of 38.1 years. Fever (10...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Oral Science International
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1348-8643
DOI: 10.1016/s1348-8643(08)80020-1