Desquamative alveolar disease (desquamative interstitial pneumonia): case report
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Desquamative alveolar disease (desquamative interstitial pneumonia): case report.
Desquamative interstitial pneumonia is a disease characterized by massive alveolar cell proliferation and desquamation with sparse interstitial involvement. The reported case shows an unusually widespread radiographic reticulo-nodular image and abundant alveolar cells in the sputum. Functional studies reveal the expected diffusion defect with practically normal mechanical properties of the lung...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1969
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.24.2.186