Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis in childhood: Clinical and radiological follow-up

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 384-387

  Jankovic, Stipan ^a   Pavlov, Neven ^a   Ivkosic, Ante ^b   Erceg, Ivana ^b   Glavina Durdov, Meri ^a   Tocilj, Jadranka ^a   Dragisic Ivulic, Slavica ^a   Primorac, Dragan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disodium etidronate; High resolution computed tomography; Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis

Indexed keywords

ETIDRONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DISEASE COURSE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG INTERSTITIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ALVEOLAR MICROLITHIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CHILD; ETIDRONIC ACID; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIASIS; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036840412     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.10183     Document Type: Article

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