Severe and progressive platythorax disproportionate to lung fibrosis: A rare variant of idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis
A 57-year-old man was referred to our department because of progressive shortness of breath and emaciation. He had experienced pneumothorax three times in the past five years. The patient radiologically showed mild upper-lobe predominant airspace consolidation and severe platythorax and was clinical...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007121000575 |