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Utility of bronchoalveolar lavage in the assessment of diffuse pulmonary infiltrates in nonAIDS immunocompromised patients.
Respir Med. 1990 Jul; 84(4):313-6.RM

Abstract

The efficacy of bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage for diagnosing 32 episodes of diffuse pulmonary infiltrates was studied in 30 nonAIDS immunocompromised patients. Bronchoalveolar lavage had an overall diagnostic yield of 84% (27 of 32 episodes). Bronchoalveolar lavage was noncontributive in five episodes of pneumonitis: drug induced in one, nonspecific in three and pneumonitis of unestablished etiology in one. Overall, the procedure is safe and did not miss diagnoses for which conventional treatment was available. Our data support the use of bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage as the primary diagnostic procedure in immunocompromised patients with diffuse pulmonary infiltrates.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Breuer R
Pulmonary Unit, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Lossos IS
No affiliation info available
Lafair JS
No affiliation info available
Engelhard D
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdolescentAdultAgedBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidBronchoscopyChildChild, PreschoolCytomegalovirus InfectionsFemaleHumansImmune ToleranceInfantMaleMiddle AgedOpportunistic InfectionsPneumoniaPneumonia, PneumocystisPneumonia, Viral

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

2173048

Citation

Breuer, R, et al. "Utility of Bronchoalveolar Lavage in the Assessment of Diffuse Pulmonary Infiltrates in nonAIDS Immunocompromised Patients." Respiratory Medicine, vol. 84, no. 4, 1990, pp. 313-6.
Breuer R, Lossos IS, Lafair JS, et al. Utility of bronchoalveolar lavage in the assessment of diffuse pulmonary infiltrates in nonAIDS immunocompromised patients. Respir Med. 1990;84(4):313-6.
Breuer, R., Lossos, I. S., Lafair, J. S., & Engelhard, D. (1990). Utility of bronchoalveolar lavage in the assessment of diffuse pulmonary infiltrates in nonAIDS immunocompromised patients. Respiratory Medicine, 84(4), 313-6.
Breuer R, et al. Utility of Bronchoalveolar Lavage in the Assessment of Diffuse Pulmonary Infiltrates in nonAIDS Immunocompromised Patients. Respir Med. 1990;84(4):313-6. PubMed PMID: 2173048.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Utility of bronchoalveolar lavage in the assessment of diffuse pulmonary infiltrates in nonAIDS immunocompromised patients. AU - Breuer,R, AU - Lossos,I S, AU - Lafair,J S, AU - Engelhard,D, PY - 1990/7/1/pubmed PY - 1990/7/1/medline PY - 1990/7/1/entrez SP - 313 EP - 6 JF - Respiratory medicine JO - Respir Med VL - 84 IS - 4 N2 - The efficacy of bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage for diagnosing 32 episodes of diffuse pulmonary infiltrates was studied in 30 nonAIDS immunocompromised patients. Bronchoalveolar lavage had an overall diagnostic yield of 84% (27 of 32 episodes). Bronchoalveolar lavage was noncontributive in five episodes of pneumonitis: drug induced in one, nonspecific in three and pneumonitis of unestablished etiology in one. Overall, the procedure is safe and did not miss diagnoses for which conventional treatment was available. Our data support the use of bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage as the primary diagnostic procedure in immunocompromised patients with diffuse pulmonary infiltrates. SN - 0954-6111 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/2173048/Utility_of_bronchoalveolar_lavage_in_the_assessment_of_diffuse_pulmonary_infiltrates_in_nonAIDS_immunocompromised_patients_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -