PARTIAL RESOLUTION OF ACUTE INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA IN NATIVE LUNG AFTER SINGLE-LUNG TRANSPLANTATION

Authors
ROBINSON DS GEDDES DM HANSELL DM SHEE CD CORBISHLEY C MURDAY A MADDEN BP
Citation
Ds. Robinson et al., PARTIAL RESOLUTION OF ACUTE INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA IN NATIVE LUNG AFTER SINGLE-LUNG TRANSPLANTATION, Thorax, 51(11), 1996, pp. 1158-1159
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Thorax → ACNP
ISSN journal
00406376
Volume
51
Issue
11
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1158 - 1159
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-6376(1996)51:11<1158:PROAIP>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The case of a 49 year old man presenting with rapidly progressive inte rstitial lung disease is described. Radiological findings and the lung biopsy specimen were compatible with an acute interstitial pneumonia, as was the relentless clinical course culminating in hypoxic respirat ory failure. After right single lung transplantation there was conside rable improvement in lung function and radiographic clearing of diseas e in the native left lung.