Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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11022332 | The Journal of Emergency Medicine | 2018 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
This case represents a rare presentation of mediastinal paraganglioma with episodic SVT and hypertension postpartum, diagnosed during workup for pulmonary embolus. Although exceedingly rare, emergency physicians should consider paragangliomas in the differential of pregnant or postpartum women who present with episodic hypertension, palpitations, headache, and sweating.
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Authors
Kristin MD, Rita MD, Y. Joseph MD, Joseph MD,