Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: report of two cases in Brazil

ABSTRACT Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) is a rare lung disease. It can be idiopathic or associated with any one of various conditions. To our knowledge, this is the first report of two cases of PPFE in Brazil. Our first patient presented with pleural and subpleural fibrosis in the upper lob...

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Main Authors: Paula Silva Gomes, Christina Shiang, Gilberto Szarf, Ester Nei Aparecida Martins Coletta, Carlos Alberto de Castro Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132017005001107&lng=en&tlng=en