A case of septic pulmonary embolism associated with hand sepsis in an immunocompetent host

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Published: 2024-07-04
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2024.v30i2.1014

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T Zobair
Division of Pulmonology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
I Sihlahla
Division of Radiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
D B Arnolds
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
R I Raine
Division of Pulmonology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
G Calligaro
Division of Pulmonology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

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Zobair T, Sihlahla I, Arnolds DB, Raine RI, Calligaro G. A case of septic pulmonary embolism associated with hand sepsis in an immunocompetent host. Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med [Internet]. 2024 Jul. 4 [cited 2026 May 18];30(2):e1014. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/ajtccm/article/view/1014

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