Intravascular sarcoidosis presenting as pulmonary vein occlusion: CT and pathologic findings

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 268-270

  Padia, Siddharth A ^a   Budev, Marie ^a   Farver, Carol F ^a   Mohammed, Tan Lucien H ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Pulmonary vein; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG GRAFT REJECTION; MALE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; SARCOIDOSIS; THORAX PAIN; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY VENO-OCCLUSIVE DISEASE; SARCOIDOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34548275607     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3180437e3f     Document Type: Article

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