A unique, histopathologic lesion in a subset of patients with spontaneous pneumothorax

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 136, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1522-1527

  Belchis, Deborah A ^a   Shekitka, Kris ^b   Gocke, Christopher D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST AGNES HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLISTER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LOEFFLER PNEUMONIA; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLEURISY; PNEUMOTHORAX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BALTIMORE; BLISTER; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURISY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870950714     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2012-0330-OA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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