Pulmonary fibrosis secondary to siderosis causing symptomatic respiratory disease: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages

  McCormick, Liam M ^a   Goddard, Martin ^b   Mahadeva, Ravi ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GAS DIFFUSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG HEMOSIDEROSIS; MALE; MASK; MICROSCOPY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESIDUAL VOLUME; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VITAL CAPACITY; WELDING;

EID: 51249091373     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-2-257     Document Type: Article

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