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Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis induced by pertussis: the first case report

BACKGROUND: Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (AE-IPF) is a severe condition with limited treatment strategies. Although respiratory infection is a major cause of AE-IPF, no reports have indicated pertussis infection as a cause. Here we report two cases of pertussis infection-induc...

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Autores principales: Hirai, Kuniaki, Homma, Tetsuya, Yamaguchi, Fumihiro, Yamaguchi, Munehiro, Suzuki, Shintaro, Tanaka, Akihiko, Ohnishi, Tsukasa, Sagara, Hironori
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6332631/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30642317
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-019-0779-9