Adult respiratory distress syndrome as a complication of postanginal sepsis.
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Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was described in 1971 by Petty and Ashbaugh. Since that time it has been reported in association with many disease entities. We report a case in which a patient with postanginal sepsis, also known as Lemierre's syndrome, had development of ARDS.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Chest
دوره 103 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993