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Abstract
AbstractLight-chain deposition disease (LCDD) is an unusual multisystem disorder, rarely involving the lung. Pulmonary LCDD can manifest in nodular and cystic forms. While the nodular form may be asymptomatic, the cystic variety usually leads to severe respiratory failure necessitating lung transpla
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