Lung Volume Reduction following Recurrent Pneumonia: An Unusual Finding in a COPD Patient

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive disease. Frequent pneumonias and exacerbations are known to accelerate its progression. We present a case of severe emphysema whose lung function paradoxically improved following recurrent pneumonia, without lung volume reduction surgery...

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Autores principales: Negatu, Yihenew, Diaz, Philip T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5360966/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28373884
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7176816

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5360966/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28373884
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7176816

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