Honeycombing
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1. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (RJ) Brasil. 2. Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre (RS) Brasil. A 34-year-old female patient presented with complaints of dry cough, dyspnea, and weight loss. She reported frequent episodes of heartburn and regurgitation. Physical examination revealed bilateral crackles, microstomia, and muscle hypotrophy. A CT scan of the chest showed multiple cysts, predominantly in the inferior and posterior portions of the lungs, as well as dilation of the distal esophagus (Figure 1).
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 43 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017