In vivo LE cell formation has been documented in skin ( I ), synovial fluid (2), pericardial fluid (3), and recently in peritoneal fluid (4). Although the presence of LE cells in pleural fluid has been mentioned, t o our knowledge there has been no actual documentation of this phenomenon. Case Repo
LE cells in pleural fluid
โ Scribed by Rafael S. Carel; Menachem S. Shapiro; Olinda Cordoba; Romamti Taragan; Aron Gutman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 206 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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