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Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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I.d Organizing pneumonia pattern (an area or areas of consolidation on imaging)

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Last update : 05/05/2012
 
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Aurothiopropanosulfonate
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Publications

Organizing pneumonia: typical and atypical HRCT patterns.
La Radiologia medica 2006 Mar;111;202-12 2006 Mar
[Pneumonitis caused by gold salts in psoriatic arthritis: report of 2 cases].
Anales de medicina interna (Madrid, Spain : 1984) 2002 May;19;237-40 2002 May
[Bronchiolitis obliterans with organized pneumonia secondary to gold salts].
Medicina clinica 1993 Oct 30;101;558-9 1993 Oct 30
Pulmonary gold toxicity.
European journal of respiratory diseases 1984 Nov;65;627-32 1984 Nov

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