Pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Sarcoidosis is a common disease that involve almost constantly the lung. Usually the onset is insidious, and symptoms are slowly ingravescent. Very rarely, as in the case here reported, sarcoidosis can cause an acute respiratory failure with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). A 20-year-old...

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Main Authors: Sabrina Arondi, Alberto Valsecchi, Andrea Borghesi, Stefano Monti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2016;volume=11;issue=1;spage=79;epage=81;aulast=Arondi