Digital Clubbing Is Associated with Higher Serum KL-6 Levels and Lower Pulmonary Function in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease
Background. Although digital clubbing is a common presentation in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), little has been reported regarding its role in assessing patients with ILD. This study evaluated patients with ILD for the presence of clubbing and investigated its association with clini...
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| Main Authors: | Kazushige Shiraishi, Torahiko Jinta, Naoki Nishimura, Hiroshi Nakaoka, Ryosuke Tsugitomi, Kohei Okafuji, Atsushi Kitamura, Yutaka Tomishima, Gautam A. Deshpande, Tomohide Tamura |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3640967 |
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