Talc-induced interstitial pneumonitis with respiratory failure

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 127-129

  Grifo, S ^a,c   Musumeci, A ^a   De Luca, G ^b   Saccenti, A ^a   Grande, L M ^a   Stassano, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Istituto Clinico Pineta Grande   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Interstitial pneumonitis; Pleurodesis; Talc; Talc poudrage

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; PREDNISONE; TALC;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LABORATORY TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURODESIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 59849129829     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0903700114     Document Type: Article

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