Prolonged abdominal discomfort, ascites and pleural fluid].

A 67-year-old man had been examined for 1.5 years for hypersedimentation, abdominal discomfort and pleural effusion, but the cause had remained unclear. With progressive weight loss the patient was admitted to the ward for examinations, whereupon the diagnosis of a rare disease began to unravel.

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Heikki Nuutinen, Tuomo Timonen, Kirsti Numminen, Perttu Arkkila, Martti Färkkilä. Prolonged abdominal discomfort, ascites and pleural fluid]. Duodecim; lääketieteellinen aikakauskirja. 2011;127(21):2308-14

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