Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia and pulmonary embolism in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot and common variable immunodeficiency: is there any link?
We report the simultaneous occurrence of lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis and pulmonary embolism in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot and common variable immunodeficiency. An explanation based on the pathogenesis of these diseases is proposed to explain this "unfortunate coincidence".
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Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Ohio State University, 201 Heart and Lung Research Institute, 473 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. martin1990jbr@yahoo.com
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D017074:Common Variable Immunodeficiency / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000150:complications*