Acute Fibrinous and Organizing Pneumonia and Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease: A Case Report

Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia (AFOP), recently described, is a histologic pattern characterized by the presence of fibrin “balls” within alveolar spaces. The term undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD) is used to identify autoimmune systemic diseases that do not fulfill the c...

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Main Authors: Valéria Valim, Roberta Hora Rocha, Roberta Barcelos Couto, Thaysa Simões Paixão, Érica Vieira Serrano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/549298