Adenosine deaminase activity in rheumatoid pleural effusion.
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- 1 May 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
- Vol. 47 (5) , 394-397
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.47.5.394
Abstract
The activity of adenosine deaminase was studied in nine cases of rheumatoid pleural effusion, showing an increase in enzyme activity in all. Rheumatoid arthritis seems unique, however, as it cannot be differentiated from pleural tuberculosis on the basis of this test. Selective increase of adenosine deaminase in both conditions is attributed to stimulation of T lymphocytes in the pleural fluid.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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