Article
The impact of emphysema in pulmonary fibrosis.
European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society - 1 Jun 2013
Cottin Vincent
Abstract excerpt
Several groups have described a syndrome in which idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) coexists with pulmonary emphysema. This comes as no surprise since both diseases are associated with a history of exposure to cigarette smoke. The syndrome of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) is characterised by upper lobe emphysema and lower lobe fibrosis. Physiological testing of these patients reveals...
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