Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid findings in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has recently been incriminated as an aetiological agent in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. This study was performed to determine the cellularity and lymphocyte phenotypes of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid in patients with chronic hepatitis C. METHODS:...

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Published in:	Thorax Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 312 - 314
Main Authors:	Kubo, K, Yamaguchi, S, Fujimoto, K, Hanaoka, M, Hayasaka, M, Honda, T, Sodeyama, T, Kiyosawa, K
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society 01-03-1996 BMJ BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects:	Adult Aged Biological and medical sciences Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid - immunology Eosinophils - pathology Female Hepatitis C Hepatitis C - immunology Hepatitis, Chronic - immunology Human viral diseases Humans Immunophenotyping Infectious diseases Leukocyte Count Lymphocyte Count Lymphocyte Subsets Lymphocytes - pathology Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Pulmonary Fibrosis - immunology Pulmonary Fibrosis - virology Viral diseases Viral hepatitis Human Hepatic disease Exploration Cell surface Functional capacity Infection Phenotype Lung function Bronchoalveolar lavage Viral disease Digestive diseases Cell Lymphocyte Viral hepatitis C
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