Diffuse pulmonary calcinosis without calcium metabolism abnormalities in a renal transplant recipient

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 958-960

  Romagnoli, M ^a   Mourad, G ^b   Serre, I ^b   Senac, J P ^a   Paradis, L ^a   Godard, Ph ^a   Chanez, P ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^b LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

High resolution computed tomography scan; Pulmonary calcinosis; Transbronchial biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM METABOLISM; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG BIOPSY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

BIOPSY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CALCINOSIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030938478     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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