Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis presenting with pneumothorax
A 47-year-old woman presented with spontaneous right side pneumothorax. Image studies showed consolidations and reticular opacities involving the pleural and subpleural regions of bilateral lungs. Wedge biopsy specimens of right upper, middle and lower lobes showed fibrosis of the visceral pleura an...
Main Authors: | Yen-Yu Lin, Wen-Hu Hsu, Mei-Han Wu, Teh-Ying Chou |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-03-01
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Series: | SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X18762853 |
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