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Eosinophil alveolitis in two patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Ninna Brix a, *, Finn Rasmussen b, Venerino Poletti a, Elisabeth Bendstrup a a b
Department of Respiratory Diseases and Allergology, Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark Department of Radiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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Article history: Received 3 April 2016 Received in revised form 26 May 2016 Accepted 18 July 2016
Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is typically characterized by a neutrophil inflammatory pattern and to a lesser extent (
Eosinophil alveolitis in two patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is typically characterized by a neutrophil inflammatory patte...