Evaluation of bronchiectasis in war chemically-injured patients via high resolution computed tomography

Evaluation of bronchiectasis in war chemically-injured patients via high resolution computed tomography

Background: Sulfur mustard (SM) gas as a vesicant chemical warfare was used in the Iran-Iraq war (1981–1989) against the Iranian warriors. Objective: This alkylating agent with the potential of producing chemical injury in the skin, eyes and lung, may damage both upper and lower respiratory tract, w...

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Main Authors: Reza Jalli, Sepideh Sefidbakht, Banafsheh Zeinali-Rafsanjani, Parisa Pishdad, Fatemeh-sadat Hasheminasab, Mahdi Saeedi-Moghadam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-12-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
Chest HRCT
Lung
Bronchiectasis
Mustard gas
Chemical weapon
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X17301298

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