Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy Reflecting Disease Activity in an Infant with Chronic Pneumonitis of Infancy Associated with Surfactant Protein C Mutation: a Case Report and Literature Review

Overview

Journal J Thorac Dis

Publisher AME Publishing Company

Specialty Pulmonary Medicine

Date 2018 Dec 4

PMID 30505512

Authors

Sang Hoon Lee

Young Ok Kim

Eun Lee

In Seok Jeong

Yoo-Duk Choi

Hwa Jin Cho

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