Pirfenidone as a treatment for asbestos-related lung fibrosis? A retrospective case series

F. Rytz (Bern, Switzerland), A. Poellinger (Bern, Switzerland), S. Berezowska (Bern, Switzerland), T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland), M. Funke-Chambour (Bern, Switzerland)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Clinical aspects of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) and CTD-ILD: diagnosis, monitoring and treatment
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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