Hamman-Rich syndrome: Report of a case diagnosed antemortem by lung biopsy and successfully treated with long-term cortisone therapy
CT Pinney, HW Harris - The American Journal of Medicine, 1956 - amjmed.com
CT Pinney, HW Harris
The American Journal of Medicine, 1956•amjmed.com1. A case of Hamman-Rich syndrome diagnosed by lung biopsy is presented. 2.2. The
patient is symptomatically well and x-ray of the chest is virtually normal eight and one-half
months after initiation of continuous cortisone therapy. 3.3. This case demonstrates the
longest clinical remission induced by therapy reported in the literature.
patient is symptomatically well and x-ray of the chest is virtually normal eight and one-half
months after initiation of continuous cortisone therapy. 3.3. This case demonstrates the
longest clinical remission induced by therapy reported in the literature.
Abstract
- 1.1. A case of Hamman-Rich syndrome diagnosed by lung biopsy is presented.
- 2.2. The patient is symptomatically well and x-ray of the chest is virtually normal eight and one-half months after initiation of continuous cortisone therapy.
- 3.3. This case demonstrates the longest clinical remission induced by therapy reported in the literature.
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