Cryobiopsies are diagnostic in Pleuroparenchymal and Airway-centered Fibroelastosis
Abstract Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibroelastosis (iPPFE) is a rare lung lesion characterized by pleural and subpleural parenchymal thickening due to accumulation of fibroelastotic tissue. Only recently, a few cases with a peribronchiolar distribution of fibroelastotic tissue have been reporte...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-07-01
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Series: | Respiratory Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-018-0839-3 |