Pulmonary alveolar lipoproteinosis complicating juvenile dermatomyositis.
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Pulmonary alveolar lipoproteinosis complicating juvenile dermatomyositis.
A 9 year old boy with juvenile dermatomyositis developed pulmonary alveolar lipoproteinosis. This previously unreported association was treated successfully by bronchoalveolar lavage.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.43.11.939