Shrinking lungs syndrome, a rare manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1683-1686

  Cavallasca, Javier Alberto ^a   Dubinsky, D ^a   Nasswetter, G G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS JOSÉ DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

CPAP; Lung volumes; Respiratory muscles; Shrinking lungs syndrome; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; MEPREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAPHRAGM; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SHRINKING LUNG SYNDROME; SPIROMETRY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; SYNDROME;

EID: 33751068087     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2005.00683.x     Document Type: Article

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