A 42-year-old woman with acute worsening of chronic dyspnea and cough
Article Abstract:
A 42-year-old women with progressive difficulty breathing was diagnosed with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. This lung disease is caused by an accumulation of protein in the small air spaces inside the lungs.
Publisher: Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2001
Case studies, Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2001
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Case 26-2004: A 56-year-old woman with cough and a lung nodule
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A case of 56-year-old woman, evaluated in the thoracic oncology clinic for treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer is described. The diagnosis, management and treatment of the disease are stated.
Publisher: Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2004
Science & research, HEALTH SERVICES, Cancer Therapy, Ambulatory Health Care Services, Health aspects, Research, Diagnosis, Women, Cancer treatment, Lung cancer
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2004
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