扩散吸入性支气管炎与神经脊髓炎光学谱障碍
1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, JPN.
Cureus
|June 5, 2023
概括
扩散吸附支气管炎 (DAB) 可能发生在年轻人中,由于罕见的神经疾病,如神经髓炎光学谱障碍 (NMOSD). 这一案例凸显了在年轻患者中考虑DAB的重要性,这些患者患有无法解释的肺不透明.
科学领域:
- 肺部病理学 肺部病理学
- 神经学 神经学
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
背景情况:
- 扩散吸附支气管炎 (DAB) 是一种慢性肺部疾病,通常在老年患有失消症的成年人中发现.
- 它是由外来物质反复吸入支气管中引起的.
- 神经omyelitis optica光谱障碍 (NMOSD) 是一种罕见的自身免疫性疾病,影响中枢神经系统.
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