You are here

Article Text

Article menu

Download PDFPDF

Review series
The pulmonary physician in critical care • Illustrative case 2: Interstitial lung disease
Free
  1. A T Jones,
  2. R M Du Bois,
  3. A U Wells
  1. Interstitial Lung Disease Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London SW3 6LR, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr A U Wells, Interstitial Lung Disease Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, c/o Emmanuel Kaye Building, Manresa Road, London SW3 6LR, UK;
    a.wells{at}rbh.nthames.nhs.uk

Abstract

The case history of a patient admitted to the ICU with interstitial lung disease deteriorating to respiratory failure is presented. Problems in distinguishing between infection and disease progression are discussed and the role of transplantation in ventilated patients is examined.

  • critical care
  • interstitial lung disease

https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax.58.4.361

Statistics from Altmetric.com

    Request Permissions

    If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways.

    View Full Text