Amyloidosis of the respiratory system: 16 patients with amyloidosis initially diagnosed ante mortem by pulmonologists

Masami Yamada, Noboru Takayanagi, Hideaki Yamakawa, Takashi Ishiguro, Tomohisa Baba, Yoshihiko Shimizu, Koji Okudela, Tamiko Takemura, Takashi Ogura

Source: ERJ Open Res, 6 (3) 00313-2019; 10.1183/23120541.00313-2019
Journal Issue: July
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases, Thoracic oncology

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