Case 5 / 2017 – Scimitar Syndrome and Pulmonary Sequestration in Natural Progression in a 68-Year-Old Woman
Clinical data
Tiredness and palpitations during physical work for approximately 20 years, without progression. Some episodes of small-volume hemoptysis during this period. Taking enalapril for hypertension and metformin for diabetes.
Physical examination: good general condition, eupneic, acyanotic. Weight: 56 Kg, Height: 160 cm, blood pressure (right arm): 140/90 mm Hg, HR: 95 bpm, oxygen saturation = 99%.
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