Pulmonary fibrosis and lymphocytic alveolitis associated with triple antiphospholipid antibody positivity: A diagnostic puzzle

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 806-

  Barnini, T ^a   Silvestri, E ^a   Emmi, G ^a   D'Elios, M M ^a   Beccastrini, E ^a   Squatrito, D ^a   Emmi, L ^a   Prisco, D ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AZATHIOPRINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

AGED; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; BRONCHIECTASIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MEDICAL HISTORY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; ANTIBODIES, ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; PERFUSION IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84870287641     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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