Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema

Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema

Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema describes a medical syndrome involving both pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Cottin, V; Cordier JF (June 2005). "Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema: an experimental and clinically relevant phenotype". American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 171 (12): 1363–1370. PMID 16339012. http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/full/172/12/1605a. 
  2. ^ Cottin, V; Nunes H, Brillet PY et al. (February 2006). "Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema: a distinct underrecognised entity". European Respiratory Journal 26 (4): 586–593. doi:10.1183/09031936.05.00021005. PMID 16204587. http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/full/172/12/1605a. 

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