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The anatomic substrate of irreversible airway obstruction and barotrauma in a case of hurricane-triggered fatal status asthmaticus during puerperium: Lessons from an autopsy

Non-fully reversible airway obstruction in fatal asthma is often seen in association with profound structural changes of the bronchial wall, termed airway remodeling. Evidence suggests that heavy precipitation events can trigger epidemics of severe asthma. We present a case of fatal asthma in a youn...

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Autores principales: Febres-Aldana, Christopher A., Oneto, Sabrina, Csete, Marc, Vincentelli, Cristina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6306954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30603604
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.12.013