Progressive dyspnoea in a 47-year-old man
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Hodgkin lymphoma, clinical ultrasound, doxorubicin, dilated cardiomyopathyAbstract
We report the case of a 47 year old male whose cardinal symptom was progressive dyspnea. We describe the diag- nostic process highlighting the usefulness of pulmonary and cardiac ultrasound. We stress the importance in this patient to take into account their personal history (Hodgkin’s lymphoma treated more than 10 years earlier) and the finding of a left bundle branch block in the electrocardiogram.
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