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Dyspnea and Rapidly Enlarging Goiter

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Contemporary Internal Medicine

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This was the first University Hospital admission for this 73-year-old woman who was admitted to the hospital because of rapidly enlarging goiter and dyspnea.

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Mazzaferri, E.L. (1988). Dyspnea and Rapidly Enlarging Goiter. In: Bowen, J., Mazzaferri, E.L. (eds) Contemporary Internal Medicine. Contemporary Internal Medicine, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6713-4_2

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