Cytologic and histologic findings of iron pill-induced injury of the lower respiratory tract

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 901-903

  Cimino Mathews, Ashley ^a   Illei, Peter B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

bronchial washing; cytology; iron pill; lower airway; mucosal injury

Indexed keywords

FERROUS SULFATE;

AGED; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CASE REPORT; CYTOLOGY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMERGENCY CARE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HISTIOCYTE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON PILL INDUCED AIRWAY INJURY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MEDICAL HISTORY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INJURY; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET; ULCER;

BRONCHIAL WASHING; CYTOLOGY; IRON PILL; LOWER AIRWAY; MUCOSAL INJURY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPY; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; FOREIGN BODIES; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMANS; IRON; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; TABLETS;

EID: 84885022543     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.22831     Document Type: Article

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