The role of macrophages in interstitial lung diseases

The finding of collections of macrophages/histiocytes in lung biopsy and bronchoalveolar lavage is relatively common in routine practice. This morphological feature in itself is pathological, but the exact clinical significance and underlying disease should be evaluated together with clinical data,...

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Main Authors: Giulio Rossi, Alberto Cavazza, Paolo Spagnolo, Salvatore Bellafiore, Elisabetta Kuhn, Pierpaolo Carassai, Laura Caramanico, Gloria Montanari, Gaia Cappiello, Alessandro Andreani, Francesca Bono, Nazarena Nannini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2017-07-01
Series:European Respiratory Review
Online Access:http://err.ersjournals.com/content/26/145/170009.full