Emphysema formation in a never-smoker with scleroderma-related interstitial pneumonia

We report a case of pathological emphysema formation in a never-smoker with scleroderma-related interstitial pneumonia. We realized the importance of pulmonary vasculopathy causing the coexistence of emphysema and fibrosis in scleroderma. Our discovery provides novel information that emphysema can o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Yamakawa, Hideaki, Takemura, Tamiko, Baba, Tomohisa, Ogura, Takashi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6143697/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30237971
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.09.009
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Sumario:We report a case of pathological emphysema formation in a never-smoker with scleroderma-related interstitial pneumonia. We realized the importance of pulmonary vasculopathy causing the coexistence of emphysema and fibrosis in scleroderma. Our discovery provides novel information that emphysema can occur in patients with scleroderma-related interstitial pneumonia who have never smoked.

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