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Hemoptysis as the Presenting Clinical Sign of a T8-T9 Spine Fracture with Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis Changes

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a noninflammatory degenerative disease that affects multiple spine levels and, in combination with osteoporosis, makes vertebrae more prone to fractures, especially in elderly people. We describe a rare case of thoracic fracture in an ankylosed spin...

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Published in:Case Rep Emerg Med
Main Authors: Siasios, Ioannis, Pollina, John, Dimopoulos, Vassilios G.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4933853/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27418984
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7657652
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