Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia secondary to amiodarone: Clinical, radiological and histological pattern

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 24-26

  Conte, S C S ^a  

^a Division of Pneumology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia; Pulmonary toxicity

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; CORTICOSTEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE;

EID: 0030919579     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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