| Literature DB >> 15888904 |
Toshinobu Yokoyama1, Teruo Sakamoto, Norihiko Shida, Masaharu Kinoshita, Yoshifumi Kunou, Ritsuko Karukaya, Manabu Takamatsu, Hisamichi Aizawa.
Abstract
A patient with amyopathic dermatomyositis associated with fatal rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonitis resistant to therapy is described. Pathologic examination of a transbronchial lung biopsy specimen showed diffuse alveolar damage and nonspecific interstitial pneumonia-organizing pneumonia-like findings. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid contained many CD8+ lymphocytes, considered to be cytotoxic T cells. Analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in this case may provide prognostically and pathogenetically important information.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID： 15888904 DOI： 10.1177/0885066605275391
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Intensive Care Med ISSN： 0885-0666 Impact factor: 3.510