Abstract:Field-by-field (0.324 × 0.09 μM) counts of eosinophils were applied to the lamina propria of cartilaginous bronchi from 47 Los Angeles and 22 Miami residents 11 to 30 years of age who died suddenly from violence. A highly variable topographical distribution was found that appeared to be due mainly to variations in confluent eosinophil-positive fields and "hot spots" (≥3 eosinophils per field). Since biopsy is the gold standard for the diagnosis of bronchial eosinophilia, there is a need to resolve the problem … Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.