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Síndrome combinado de fibrosis pulmonar y enfisema: albores del tratamiento antifibrótico en el Paraguay

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https://doi.org/10.18004/mem.iics/1812-9528/2022.020.03.148

Keywords:

Combinación de fibrosis pulmonar y enfisema, enfisema pulmonar, fibrosis pulmonar, tabaquismo, hipertensión pulmonar

Abstract

La concomitancia de fibrosis pulmonar en regiones inferiores del pulmón y enfisema en lóbulos superiores caracterizan a una entidad poco frecuente denominada síndrome combinado de fibrosis pulmonar y enfisema, que usualmente se asocia a alta carga de tabaquismo, aunque se describen otras asociaciones y que conlleva un pronóstico sombrío. La hipertensión pulmonar, el cáncer de pulmón y la exacerbación aguda son complicaciones posibles. En el contexto de un enfoque multidisciplinar de manejo de tres casos, relatamos el curso del tratamiento con pirfenidona.

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2022-12-01

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Pérez-Bejarano, D. (2022). Síndrome combinado de fibrosis pulmonar y enfisema: albores del tratamiento antifibrótico en el Paraguay. Memorias Del Instituto De Investigaciones En Ciencias De La Salud, 20(3), 148-154. https://doi.org/10.18004/mem.iics/1812-9528/2022.020.03.148