Combination of intravenous pulses of cyclophosphamide and methylprednizolone in patients with systemic sclerosis and interstitial lung disease
β Scribed by George Yiannopoulos; Vassilios Pastromas; Ioannis Antonopoulos; George Katsiberis; George Kalliolias; Stamatis-Nick Liossis; Andrew P. Andonopoulos
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 256 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0172-8172
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## Abstract ## Objective To evaluate the prognostic value of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cellular profiles in patients with systemic sclerosisβassociated interstitial lung disease (SScβILD). ## Methods BAL cellularity was examined in relation to mortality (n = 141), serial pulmonary function fi