Influenza A/H1N1 Severe Pneumonia: Novel Morphocytological Findings in Bronchoalveolar Lavage

We present the results of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) performed in three patients with severe influenza A/H1N1 pneumonia complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Light microscopy analysis of BAL cytocentrifugates showed the presence of characteristic large, mononuclear, plasmoblas...

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Main Authors: Paola Faverio, Stefano Aliberti, Clinton Ezekiel, Grazia Messinesi, Ambrogio Brenna, Alberto Pesci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/470825