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. 1991 Feb;46(2):145–146. doi: 10.1136/thx.46.2.145

Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy in a patient with pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis

Salih Emri 1, Lütfi Cöplü 1, Z Toros Selçuk 1, A Altay Sahin 1, Y Izzettin Baris 1
PMCID: PMC462984  PMID: 2014499

Abstract

Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy occurred in a patient with proved pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis, an association not previously reported.

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