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Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: a pattern of chronic lung injury.
Human pathology - 1 Jan 2015
Rosenbaum Jason N, Butt Yasmeen M, Johnson Karen A, Meyer Keith, Batra Kiran, Kanne Jeffrey P, Torrealba José R
Abstract excerpt
Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) is a rare condition currently described as an upper lobe subpleural and interstitial proliferation of predominantly elastic fibers. The etiology is unknown, and no specific diagnostic criteria have been reported. Here we report 5 cases of PPFE, 1 man and 4 women, 3 of them diagnosed at the time autopsy, 1 diagnosed in an explanted lung, and 1 diagnosed on a surgical wedge...
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