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Nasal Brushing Sampling and Processing Using Digital High Speed Ciliary Videomicroscopy – Adaptation for the COVID-19 Pandemic
Published on: November 7, 2020
[Cytologic nasal smears in patients with mucoviscidosis]
W Makowska1, D Kapiszewska-Dzedzej
1Katedra i Klinika Otolaryngologiczna AM w Warszawie.
Otolaryngologia Polska = the Polish Otolaryngology
|February 24, 2001
Abstract:
58 cytological smears taken from the surface of the nasal mucosa of patients with mucoviscidosis were analysed. In 69% of the smears prevalence of pseudostratified columnar epithelium was present. Squamous metaplastic changes was found in 31% of the smears. Many goblet cells were present in 19% of the smears.
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