Emphysematous change with scleroderma-associated interstitial lung disease: the potential contribution of vasculopathy?

Emphysematous change with scleroderma-associated interstitial lung disease: the potential contribution of vasculopathy?

Abstract Background Pulmonary emphysema combined with systemic sclerosis (SSc)-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) occurs more often in smokers but also in never-smokers. This study aimed to describe a new finding characterized by peculiar emphysematous change with SSc-associated ILD (SSc-ILD...

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Main Authors: Hideaki Yamakawa, Tamiko Takemura, Tae Iwasawa, Yumie Yamanaka, Satoshi Ikeda, Akimasa Sekine, Hideya Kitamura, Tomohisa Baba, Shinichiro Iso, Koji Okudela, Kazuyoshi Kuwano, Takashi Ogura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Systemic sclerosis
Emphysematous change
Vasculopathy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-018-0591-y

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