Persistent diffuse pulmonary interstitial emphysema mimicking pulmonary emphysema
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Persistent diffuse pulmonary interstitial emphysema mimicking pulmonary emphysema.
A 69-year-old male non-smoker with a history of atopic asthma presented with symptoms suggestive of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and this appeared to be corroborated by lung function testing and a chest radiograph. However, a chest CT showed no evidence of pulmonary emphysema and instead demonstrated free air along the bronchovascular sheaths indicative of pulmonary interstistial emphy...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.09.2008.0882