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Case Report
Transthoracic Lung Ultrasonography as a Tool of Alpha-1-Antitripsine
Deficiency Assessment
Author(s): Natalia Buda, Wojciech Kosiak, Jacek Drozdowski and Krzysztof KuziemskiNatalia Buda, Wojciech Kosiak, Jacek Drozdowski and Krzysztof Kuziemski
A case refers to a patient with a diagnosis of alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Performed Transthoracic Lung Ultrasound (TLU) examination revealed the presence of artifacts Am lines that are the result of bullae, confirmed by computed tomography of the chest. This is the first case in which first revealed the presence of the Am.
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DOI:
10.4172/2165-7920.1000591
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