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Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis x ray
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There are no x-ray findings associated with non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis. However, a chest x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of NBTE, which include, cardiomegaly pulmonary congestion, pleural effusion, calcifications due to the lesions.
X Ray
X Ray
There are no x-ray findings associated with non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis. However, a chest x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of NBTE, which include:
References
References
- ↑ Orfanelli T, Sultanik E, Shell R, Gibbon D (August 2016). “Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis: A rare manifestation of gynecologic cancer”. Gynecol Oncol Rep. 17: 72–4. doi:10.1016/j.gore.2016.05.010. PMC 4941560. PMID 27453927.
- ↑ “journal.chestnet.org”.
- ↑ Yordan-Lopez NM, Hernandez-Suarez DF, Marshall-Perez L, Marrero-Ortiz W, Sánchez-Pérez B, Lopez-Candales A (May 2018). “Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis of the Tricuspid Valve in a Male Patient with Antiphospholipid Syndrome”. Cureus. 10 (5): e2695. doi:10.7759/cureus.2695. PMC 6063382. PMID 30062069.
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