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Pulmonary sarcoidosis developing fatal interstitial pneumonia-like lesions: a case report and literature review

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We would like to thank Dr. Terry Burns and Monica Ruble for their contribution in histopathological pictures.

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  1. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-Permian Basin, Lubbock, USA

    Amr El-Husseini & Muhammad Adeel Mahmood

  2. Urology and Nephrology Centre, Mansoura University, El Mansûra, Egypt

    Alaa Sabry

  3. Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of South Florida-School of Medicine, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC 19, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA

    Amr El-Husseini

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El-Husseini, A., Mahmood, M.A. & Sabry, A. Pulmonary sarcoidosis developing fatal interstitial pneumonia-like lesions: a case report and literature review. Intern Emerg Med 6, 479–481 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-010-0504-4

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