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Case Reports
. 2011 Feb 8;183(2):E133.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.092092. Epub 2010 Dec 13.

Hoover sign

Malcolm Lemyze  1 , Frédéric Bart
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Case Reports

Hoover sign

Malcolm Lemyze et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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Figure 1:
Figure 1:
(A) Paradoxical retraction of the lower intercostal spaces on inspiration (arrows) in a 72-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (B) Lateral chest radiograph showing distention of the lungs associated with flattening of the diaphragm (arrows).
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References

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