Changes in the lungs in progressive systemic scleroderma
Georgiev, O.; Marinov, K.; Rashkov, R.; Shoshkov, P.
Vutreshni Bolesti 30(2): 51-55
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0506-2772 PMID: 1891899 Document Number: 379257
In 24 patients with progressive systemic scleroderma the respiratory disturbances, X-ray, scintigraphic and clinical deviations as well as the statistical correlations between them are described. The functional examination of respiration revealed lowered diffusion capacity, restrictive type of ventilatory failure and hypoxemia as the most frequent disturbances. The functional examination of respiration is correlated with the X-ray changes in the lungs in these patients.