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Emphysema and bronchiectasis in COPD patients with previous pulmonary tuberculosis: computed tomography features and clinical implications

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is a risk factor for COPD, but the clinical characteristics and the chest imaging features (emphysema and bronchiectasis) of COPD with previous PTB have not been studied well. METHODS: The presence, distribution, and severity of emphysema and bronchiectasis i...

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Autores principales: Jin, Jianmin, Li, Shuling, Yu, Wenling, Liu, Xiaofang, Sun, Yongchang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5788930/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29416328
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S152447