BRIEF REPORT Unusual Presentation of Morgagni Hernia in an Adult
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A 48-year-old female with a history of asthma presented with one-week symptoms of productive cough, shortness of breath and fever. Her chest X-ray revealed dense opacity on the right cardiac silhouette. Despite antibiotics, the mass persisted, and CT of the chest was performed, which was reviewed at the referral center and confirmed a Morgagni hernia.
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تاریخ انتشار 2011