Septic pulmonary embolism associated with periodontal disease: Reports of two cases and review of the literature

Chest

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 652-654

  Shiota, Yutaro ^a   Arikita, Hitomi ^a   Horita, Naokatsu ^a   Hiyama, Junichiro ^a   Ono, Tetsuya ^a   Ohkawa, Shuji ^a   Yamakido, Michio ^a  

^a Kure Kyosai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Multiple pulmonary infiltrates; Periodontitis; Septic pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MINOCYCLINE; PRANLUKAST; PREDNISOLONE; PROCATEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTAL SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEVER; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX; THORAX PAIN; TOOTH PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036166993     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.121.2.652     Document Type: Article

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