Pulmonary neoplasia mimicking fungus ball
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1. Hospital Santa Catarina de Blumenau, Blumenau, SC, Brazil. Mailing Address: Dr. Maurício Fabro. Rua Tobias Barreto, 266, ap. 304, Vila Nova. Blumenau, SC, Brazil, 89035-070. E-mail: [email protected]. There is no defined treatment for PVT, and possible treatment strategies include use of anticoagulant drugs, NSAIDs, elastic socks and rest. However, the different therapies have shown similar results. The most important complications of PVT include thrombosis extension into deep veins in the leg and occurrence of pulmonary embolism. Amongst the differential diagnosis of PVT, plantar fasciitis, tendinous involvement, bursitis, Morton’s neuroma, stress fractures, sesamoiditis and ganglion cysts. No description of death associated with PVT is found in the literature.
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