Pulmonary sarcoidosis: An important differential diagnosis in transbronchial lung biopsies
Background: Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. Lungs and lymphatics are the principal sites affected by this disease. The disorder is often not suspected by physicians. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study done on 140 transbronchial lung biopsies re...
Main Authors: | Qury S Mahapatra, Kavita Sahai, K R Rathi, Sarvinder Singh, Shruti Sharma |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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Series: | Lung India |
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Online Access: | http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2014;volume=31;issue=2;spage=139;epage=141;aulast=Mahapatra |
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