Follicular bronchiolitis: A rare cause of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung transplantation: A case report

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 644-650

  Vos, R ^a   Vanaudenaerde, B M ^a   De Vleeschauwer, S I ^a   Van Raemdonck, D E ^a   Dupont, L J ^a   Verbeken, E K ^a   De Wever, W ^a   Verleden, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome; Follicular bronchiolitis; Lung transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FOLLICULAR BRONCHIOLITIS; GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60649083215     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02518.x     Document Type: Article

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