Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: when bronchoalveolar lavage becomes a lethal weapon

Minerva Anestesiol. 2017 May;83(5):533-534. doi: 10.23736/S0375-9393.16.11678-5. Epub 2016 Dec 6.

Authors

Gaetano Rea¹, Giuseppe Fiorentino², Antonio Corcione³, Maurizia Lanza⁴, Francesco Perna², Anna A Stanziola⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Monaldi Hospital, A.O. dei Colli, Naples, Italy - gaetano.rea71@gmail.com.
² Department of Cardiorespiratory Disease and Rehabilitation, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy.
³ Department of Intensive Care, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy.
⁴ Section of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.

PMID: 27922260
DOI: 10.23736/S0375-9393.16.11678-5

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Bronchoalveolar Lavage / adverse effects*
Disease Progression
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / etiology*
Male
Middle Aged