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...
Main Authors: | Alessandra Anna Manco, Veronica Alfieri, Letizia Gnetti, Marina Aiello, Giuseppina Bertorelli, Maria Majori, Alfredo Chetta |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SMC MEDIA SRL
2021-05-01
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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 |
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