Cryptogenic Fibrosing Pleuritis

We report the case of a 46-year-old male patient who was referred for chest pain and bilateral pleural effusion. Despite treatment with antibiotics and steroids, the pleural effusion worsened over a few months until pulmonary function was halved. The CT scan showed bilateral pleural thickening with...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Anna Manco, Veronica Alfieri, Letizia Gnetti, Marina Aiello, Giuseppina Bertorelli, Maria Majori, Alfredo Chetta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2021-05-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2498