Endobronchial involvement in Wegener’s granulomatosis

Postgraduate Medical Journal - Tập 59 Số 693 - Trang 452-454 - 1983
Rajni Amin1
1Radiotherapy Department, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital , Exeter, Devon

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Summary Right middle lobe collapse as a result of endobronchial involvement with Wegener’s granulomatosis is reported in a 60-year-old woman. A review of the literature has revealed 6 cases of lobar collapse, only 2 of which had endobronchial disease.

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(Accepted 18 November 1982)

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Postgraduate Medical Journal

Tập 59 Số 693

452-454

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