Acute fibrinous organizing pneumonia: a rare lung pathology
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Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia
INTRODUCTION Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia (AFOP) is a rare diffuse pulmonary disease, but it is not yet known whether it is a distinct form of interstitial pneumonia or simply a reflection of a tissue sampling issue. METHODS Cross-sectional evaluation of clinical and radiological findings, treatments, and outcomes for patients with histologically confirmed AFOP at a tertiary unive...
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عنوان ژورنال: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2532-5264,1122-0643
DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2019.1016