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acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia
Friday 28 December 2012
AFOP
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Etiology
Chlamydia pneumoniae infection (21775026)
Open references
Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia and undifferentiated connective tissue disease: a case report. Valim V, Rocha RH, Couto RB, Paixão TS, Serrano EV. Case Report Rheumatol. 2012;2012:549298. PMID: 22957292 (Free)
A 64-year-old male with fever and persistent lung infiltrate. Vasu TS, Cavallazzi R, Hirani A, Marik PE. Respir Care. 2009 Sep;54(9):1263-5. PMID: 19712502 [Free]
References
Severe acute respiratory failure secondary to acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia requiring mechanical ventilation: a case report and literature review. López-Cuenca S, Morales-García S, Martín-Hita A, Frutos-Vivar F, Fernández-Segoviano P, Esteban A. Respir Care. 2012 Aug;57(8):1337-41. PMID: 22348347
Chlamydia pneumoniae infection associated to acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia. Ribera A, Llatjós R, Casanova A, Santin M. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2011 Oct;29(8):632-4. PMID: 21775026