Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: consideration of a clinicopathological entity in a series of Japanese patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (IPPFE) is a recently reported group of disorders characterized by fibrotic thickening of the pleural and subpleural parenchyma predominantly in the upper lobes. We report five Japanese cases fulfilling the criteria of...

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Principais autores:	Kusagaya Hideki, Nakamura Yutaro, Kono Masato, Kaida Yusuke, Kuroishi Shigeki, Enomoto Noriyuki, Fujisawa Tomoyuki, Koshimizu Naoki, Yokomura Koshi, Inui Naoki, Suda Takafumi, Colby Thomas V, Chida Kingo
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	BMC 2012-12-01
coleção:	BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Assuntos:	Idiopathic interstitial lung disease Pleural fibrosis Fibroelastosis Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis
Acesso em linha:	http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/12/72
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