Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: the prevalence of secondary forms in hematopoietic stem cell and lung transplantation recipients

PURPOSE:Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) is a rare form of interstitial pneumonia, characterized by elastotic fibrosis involving the pleura and subpleural parenchyma, predominantly in the upper lobes. PPFE can be either idiopathic or secondary and mostly occurs as a late complication of lung...

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Published in:	Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
Main Authors:	Francesca Mariani, Beatrice Gatti, Alberto Rocca, Francesca Bonifazi, Alberto Cavazza, Stefano Fanti, Sara Tomassetti, Sara Piciucchi, Venerino Poletti, Maurizio Zompatori
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Turkish Society of Radiology 2016-09-01
Online Access:	http://www.dirjournal.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/pleuroparenchymal-fibroelastosis-the-prevalence-of/55418