Diffuse pulmonary ossification as a rare cause of interstitial lung disease

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 23-24

  Burkett, Andrew ^a   Coffey, Niamh ^a   Voduc, Nha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Interstitial lung disease; Pulmonary ossification; Restrictive lung disease

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFUSE PULMONARY OSSIFICATION; DYSPNEA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LUNG BIOPSY; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCINOSIS; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84896769173     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/640419     Document Type: Article

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