A case report of idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis with severe respiratory failure in pregnancy

A case report of idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis with severe respiratory failure in pregnancy

Abstract Background Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (IPPFE) is a rare lung disease that manifests as parenchymal fibrosis of the upper lung lobe and pleura. There have been no reports of IPPFE complicating pregnancy. Here, we report a case of IPPFE that deteriorated rapidly during pregna...

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Main Authors: Aiko Sekine, Kohei Seo, Satoshi Matsukura, Masaaki Sato, Aya Shinozaki-Ushiku, Takashi Ogura, Akihiko Kitami, Mitsutaka Kadokura, Satoshi Dohi, Kiyotake Ichizuka, Masaaki Nagatsuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Acute exacerbation
Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis
Lung transplant
Pregnancy
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-01308-2

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