Clinical and Physiological Considerations in Pulmonary Muscular Hyperplasia
Authors: WILLIAM FRAIMOW
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1962)

Article1 May 1962Clinical and Physiological Considerations in Pulmonary Muscular HyperplasiaWILLIAM FRAIMOW, M.D., RICHARD T. CATHCART, M.D.WILLIAM FRAIMOW, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, RICHARD T. CATHCART, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-56-5-752 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe presence of increased amounts of smooth muscle in the lung is not rare, in itself. In most instances, however, localized areas of smooth muscle hyperplasia have been described, associated with areas of chronic infection. It has been reported in bronchiectasis, abscess formation, syphilitic pneumonitis, tuberculosis, and pneumonitis (1). The occurrence of a generalized form of smooth muscle hyperplasia disseminated throughout the lungs is uncommon. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From the Barton Memorial Division, Jefferson Medical College Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.This work was supported by the Anthracite Health and Welfare Fund.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Richard T. Cathcart, M.D., Jefferson Medical College Hospital, Philadelphia 7, Pennsylvania. 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