Fat-Containing Macrophages in Fat Embolism Syndrome
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Departments of Internal Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei. Received: 15 March 2001. Revised: 19 April 2001. Accepted: 8 May 2001. Reprint requests and correspondence to: Dr. Ping-Hung Kuo, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan. SERIAL ANALYSIS OF FAT-CONTAINING MACROPHAGES IN BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID IN A PATIENT WITH FAT EMBOLISM SYNDROME
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