Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage associated with progressive systemic sclerosis.
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Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage associated with progressive systemic sclerosis.
A 41 year old man with an eight year history of progressive systemic sclerosis developed severe diffuse alveolar haemorrhage and died. The importance of diffuse alveolar haemorrhage as a rare but potentially serious complication of connective tissue disease should not be overlooked.
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.45.11.903