Erasmus syndrome: Clinical characteristics, computer tomography, respiratory function and bronchoalveolar lavage findings;Syndrome d'Erasmus: Caracteristiques cliniques, tomodensitometriques, fonctionnelles respiratoires et biologiques du lavage bronchoalveolaire

Revue des Maladies Respiratoires

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-26

  Cointrel, C ^a   Tillie Leblond, I ^a   Lamblin, C ^a   Furon, D ^a   Tonnel, A B ^a   Wallaert, B ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Erasmus syndrome; fibrosis; scleroderma; silicosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; SCLERODERMA; SILICOSIS; SYNDROME; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CYTOLOGY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILICOSIS; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030640480     PISSN: 07618425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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