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Sequential occurrence of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema syndrome in a non-smoker female patient
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Gupta, Pawan Dash, Devijyoti Mittal, Richa Chhabra, Sunil K. |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Description | Journal: The Clinical Respiratory Journal The combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) syndrome is a unique and an under‐recognized disorder characterised by emphysema in the upper lobes and interstitial fibrosis in the lower lobes of the lung. It occurs predominantly in males and almost exclusively in smokers. This rare combination of a restrictive and an obstructive mechanical defect carries a poorer prognosis than either of the two components. We present a case of CPFE syndrome in a non‐smoker female patient who developed lower lobe emphysema subsequent to development of interstitial fibrosis. The case was remarkable for the extreme rarity of several presenting features, namely, a lower lobe occurrence of emphysema subsequent to pre‐existent interstitial fibrosis, female gender and absence of a history of smoking. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. |
| Related Links | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/crj.12339/pdf |
| Ending Page | 382 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| Starting Page | 378 |
| e-ISSN | 1752699X |
| DOI | 10.1111/crj.12339 |
| Journal | The Clinical Respiratory Journal |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Publisher Date | 2015-07-07 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: The Clinical Respiratory Journal Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema Interstitial Fibrosis Interstitial Lung Disease Pulmonary Emphysema High Resolution Computed Tomography |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
