RELIABILITY OF BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID LYMPHOCYTES COUNT AND BLOOD NEOPTERIN LEVELS AS INFLAMMATORY MARKERS IN SARCOIDOSIS

RELIABILITY OF BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID LYMPHOCYTES COUNT AND BLOOD NEOPTERIN LEVELS AS INFLAMMATORY MARKERS IN SARCOIDOSIS

Background: Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory granulomatous disease of unknown origin. Lungs and thoracic lymph nodes are most frequently affected. To assess inflammatory process activity, disease activity criteria are to be identified. In clinical practice, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid lymphocyt...

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Main Authors: S. A. Terpigorev, F. N. Paleev
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: MONIKI 2016-02-01
Series:Alʹmanah Kliničeskoj Mediciny
Subjects:
sarcoidosis
bronchoalveolar lavage
neopterin
inflammatory activity
Online Access:https://www.almclinmed.ru/jour/article/view/170

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