Association of Progressive Systemic Sclerosis with Pulmonary Sarcoidosis. Just a Chance Occurrence?

Internal Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 435-438

  Takahashi, Toru ^a   Munakata, Mitsuru ^a   Homma, Yukihiko ^a   Kawakami, Yoshikazu ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disorder; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Corticosteroids; Granuloma; Interstitial pneumonia

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; SARCOIDOSIS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MIDDLE AGED; SARCOIDOSIS, PULMONARY; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 0031157616     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.36.435     Document Type: Article

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