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[Chronic obstructive bronchopneumopathy and ectodermal dysplasia].

F Ruggiero·A Canero·R Monaco·M Romeo·V Trischitta
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A boy, 5 year aged, admitted in intensive therapy room because affected by respiratory insufficiency, is reported. Recurrent lower respiratory tract infections and three surgical operation in the lacrimal ducts were present in the anamnesis. Clinical and radiologic features of chronic obstructive pneumonia were present. Hypotrichosis, onychodystrophy, microdontia, associated with absence of muciparous glands and greatly reduced muciparous cells of respiratory tract, were other findings.

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F Ruggiero, A Canero, R Monaco, M Romeo, V Trischitta. [Chronic obstructive bronchopneumopathy and ectodermal dysplasia].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3186507/

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