Sarcoidosis-related pulmonary veno-occlusive disease presenting with recurrent haemoptysis

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 517-520

  Jones, R M ^a   Dawson, A ^a   Jenkins, G H ^a   Nicholson, A G ^b   Hansell, D M ^b   Harrison, N K ^a  

^a MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; FLUTICASONE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEMOPTYSIS; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG SARCOIDOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PULMONARY VENO-OCCLUSIVE DISEASE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEMOGLOBINS; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMANS; LUNG; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VENO-OCCLUSIVE DISEASE; RECURRENCE; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 69249123381     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00044609     Document Type: Letter

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