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. 2005 Aug;141(2):191–200. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2005.02800.x

Table 1.

Examples of clinical disorders associated with neutrophil-mediated tissue injury and organ dysfunction classified according to the predominant system involved.

Respiratory system Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Bronchiectasis
Cystic fibrosis
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Pulmonary vasculitides
Non-eosinophilic bronchial asthma
Goodpasture's syndrome
Wegener's granulomatosis
Silicosis
Cardiovascular system Systemic inflammatory response and multi–organ dysfunction syndromes
Immune complex-mediated vasculitides of infective and non-infective origin
Acute coronary syndromes
Ischaemia-reperfusion injury
Endocarditis
Genitourinary tract Immune complex-mediated glomerulonephritis of both infective and non-infective origin
Pyelonephritis
Gastrointestinal tract Inflammatory bowel disorders
Chronic active gastritis
Musculo-skeletal system Osteomyelitis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Gout
Articular chrondrocalcinosis