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Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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Iron pill (aspirated)

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XV.bk Path: Stainable iron in airway wall (see also IVs)

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Last update : 13/08/2013
 
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Pill (aspirated)
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Publications

Acute Dyspnea and Hemoptysis in an 84-Year-Old Man With Multiple Comorbidities.
Chest 2022 Feb;161;e97-e101 2022 Feb
Airway Obstruction Caused by Iron Pill Aspiration: An Interventional Pulmonology Approach to Prevent Surgery.
Heart, lung & circulation 2018 Aug;27;e89-e92 2018 Aug
Cytologic and histologic findings of iron pill-induced injury of the lower respiratory tract.
Diagnostic cytopathology 2013 Oct;41;901-3 2013 Oct

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