Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis in Korean patients: clinico-radiologic-pathologic features and 2-year follow-up.

Conclusions: Clinical features of Korean patients with PPFE were similar to those reported previously; however, lower lobe involvement was more frequent. During follow-up, one-fourth of the patients experienced pneumothorax and one-fifth died from pneumonia. PMID: 32088939 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine - February 23, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Lee JH, Chae EJ, Song JS, Kim M, Song JW Tags: Korean J Intern Med Source Type: research