Images in COPD: Idiopathic Emphysema in a Never Smoker
| Autor: | Baskaran Sundaram, Stephan S. Leung, Jessica Most, Patrick Lee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
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| Zdroj: | Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis |
| ISSN: | 2372-952X |
| Popis: | Smoking is an important risk factor for the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This risk includes exposure to secondhand smoking. However, it is estimated that 10% of patients with emphysema have either rarely or never smoked.1 In this population, depending on the clinical picture, further consideration should be given to other potential causes for emphysema such as idiopathic, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), heritable connective tissue disorders, intravenous drug abuse, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome (HUVS), and environmental exposures. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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