Another rare finding of lymphomatoid granulomatosis on CT scan.
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Affi liations: From the Asthma and Allergy Research Group, Medical Research Institute, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee. Financial/nonfi nancial disclosures: The author has reported to CHEST the following confl icts of interest: Dr Lipworth has received unrestricted grants from Chiesi Ltd and Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries, Ltd; has acted as consultant to Cipla Limited, Chiesi Ltd, and Neo-inhalation Technologies Ltd; and has partici pated in Ad Boards for Chiesi Ltd and Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries as well as Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Speaker Bureau . Correspondence to: Brian J. Lipworth, MD, Asthma and Allergy Research Group, Medical Research Institute, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 9SY, Scotland; e-mail: [email protected] © 2014 American College of Chest Physicians. Reproduction of this article is prohibited without written permission from the American College of Chest Physicians. See online for more details. DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-0143
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Chest
دوره 145 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014