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Pulmonary varix diagnosed in a newborn

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A case of a pulmonary varicose vein is described. A coin lesion was observed and persisted after a pneumonia during the first month of life. An anomalous pulmonary vessel was suspected by tomography, and was verified by selective pulmonary angiography when the infant was three months old.

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  1. Aurora Hospital, Nordenskiöld Street 20, SF-00250, Helsinki, Finland

    R. Stenström & E. Malm

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Stenström, R., Malm, E. Pulmonary varix diagnosed in a newborn. Pediatr Radiol 2, 133–134 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01314944

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