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(Chest. 1955;27:573-578.)
© 1955 American College of Chest Physicians

Massive Asthmatic Atelectasis

JOSEPH RAKOWER M.D., F.C.C.P.1; PINKHAS WAYL M.D., F.C.C.P.1; and HERMAN HALBERSTADT M.D., F.C.C.P.1

1 The Department of Chest Diseases of Hadassah University Hospital. Jerusalem, Israel.

Massive atelectasis is a rare complication of bronchial asthma. It is caused by obstruction of the bronchi by the secretion of large amounts of thick tenacious mucus by an altered bronchial mucosa. The clinical aspects of this condition are discussed and two cases are presented.






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