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Vanishing Lung Syndrome: An Idiopathic Bullous Emphysema Mimicking Pneumothorax

Vanishing lung syndrome (VLS) is also referred to as idiopathic giant bullous emphysema and is a rare manifestation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Middle-aged tobacco smokers, younger marijuana users, and those with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency may especially be affected. The cli...

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Autores principales: Yousaf, Muhammad N, Chan, Nim N, Janvier, Adrien
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7478520/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32923201
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9596