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Combating Undetected Lung Inflammation in Patients with an Autoimmune Disorder (1 of 2)

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Combating Undetected Lung Inflammation in Patients with an Autoimmune Disorder (1 of 2)

image: Radiographs showing the progression of pneumonitis in the chests of patients with APECED. As the condition progresses, bronchial inflammation (G-H) and bacterial infections (I) appear. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Jun. 5, 2019, issue of Science Translational Medicine, published by AAAS. The paper, by E. Ferré at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH in Bethesda, MD; and colleagues was titled, "Lymphocyte-driven regional immunopathology in pneumonitis that is caused by impaired central immune tolerance." view more 

Credit: E. Ferré <i>et al., Science Translational Medicine</i> (2019)


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