Into Thin Air: Shrinking Lung Syndrome

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Into Thin Air: Shrinking Lung Syndrome Mark L. Munoz, MD, Allan C. Gelber, MD, PhD, MPH, Brian A. Houston, MD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 127, Issue 8, Pages 711-713 (August 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.04.001 Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Carpal, metacarpophalangeal, and proximal interphalangeal synovitis demonstrated Jaccoud arthropathy. The American Journal of Medicine 2014 127, 711-713DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.04.001) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Chest x-ray and computed tomography with contrast of the chest, coronary view, showed bibasilar atelectasis with low lung volumes but no other parenchymal abnormalities or pulmonary emboli. The American Journal of Medicine 2014 127, 711-713DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.04.001) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions