Reduced Hypoxia Risk in a Systemic Sclerosis Patient with Interstitial Lung Disease after Long-Term Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Pulmonary rehabilitation is effective for improving exercise capacity in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), and most programs last about 8 weeks. A 43-year-old male patient with systemic sclerosis and oxygen saturation (SpO 2 ) declining because of severe ILD was hospitalized for treatme...

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Main Authors: Naoki Mugii, Fujiko Someya, Minoru Hasegawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S8071