Long-term complications and prognosis of chronic beryllium disease

Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-31

  Handa, T ^a   Nagai, Sonoko ^b   Kitaichi, M ^c   Chin, K ^a   Ito, Y ^a   Oga, T ^a   Takahashi, K ^d   Watanabe, K ^a   Mishima, M ^a   Izumi, T ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kyoto Central Clinic/Clinical Research Center   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION KINKI CHUO CHEST MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Chronic beryllium disease; Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation; Pneumothorax; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM; ITRACONAZOLE; MICAFUNGIN; PARAMETHASONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; BERYLLIOSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COR PULMONALE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JAPAN; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG LESION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BERYLLIOSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PNEUMONECTOMY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PULMONARY HEART DISEASE; REMISSION INDUCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEROIDS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAL CAPACITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349240550     PISSN: 11240490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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