Open AccessUsefulness of Endobronchial Ultrasound in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy
Author(s) -
Olivia Sánchez-Cabral,
Dina Martínez-Mendoza,
Sebastián Fernández-Bussy,
Esmeralda Aspuru-García,
Rosa María Rivera-Rosales,
César Luna-Rivero,
José Arturo Martínez-Orozco,
Gustavo ReyesTerán
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000465527
Subject(s) - medicine , mediastinal lymphadenopathy , endobronchial ultrasound , population , bronchoalveolar lavage , biopsy , gold standard (test) , gastroenterology , radiology , pathology , bronchoscopy , lung , environmental health
There are few published studies about the usefulness of endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The clinical spectrum of likely diseases in this population is varied and differs from patients not infected with HIV.