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Delayed Thoracic Radiation Injury
Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, USA.
- 1 Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, USA.
International Journal of Clinical Medicine·Volume 03 (2012)·Pages 524–526·Published 7 November 2012·DOI10.4236/ijcm.2012.36094
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Abstract
A case of delayed thoracic radiation injury occurring many years after an initial lung insult is presented. This case involves an individual who developed acute respiratory failure due to severe pleural fibrosis or fibrothorax possibly as a result of distant radiation therapy for Hodgkins disease.
KeywordsRadiation InjuryFibrothorax
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