Pleural fluid beta-2-microglobulin and angiotensin-converting enzyme concentrations in rheumatoid arthritis and tuberculosis

Respiration

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 272-276

  Söderblom, Terhi ^a   Nyberg, Peter ^b   Pettersson, Tom ^a   Klockars, Matti ^a   Rislca, Henrik ^b  

^a University Central Hospital   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme; Pleural effusion; Rheumatoid arthritis; Tuberculosis; 2 Microglobulin

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EMPYEMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BETA 2-MICROGLOBULIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PLEURISY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PLEURAL;

EID: 0029736936     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: 14230356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000196559     Document Type: Article

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