The Korean Journal of Cytopathology (대한세포병리학회지)
- Volume 1 Issue 2
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- Pages.129-138
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- 1990
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- 1017-0391(pISSN)
Cytologic Findings of Bronchoalveolar Lavage
기관지 폐포 세정액의 세포학적 소견
- Kwon, Kun-Young (Department of Pathology, Keimyung University School of Medicine) ;
- Cho, Seung-Che (Department of Pathology, Keimyung University School of Medicine) ;
- Park, Kwan-Kyu (Department of Pathology, Keimyung University School of Medicine) ;
- Chang, Eun-Sook (Department of Pathology, Keimyung University School of Medicine)
- Published : 1990.12.30
Abstract
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) has emerged as a useful technique for the study of pulmonary interstitial disorders. Several types of Information are provided by the evaluation of lavage fluid identification of cellular constituents helps to separate inflammatory process. Recently we have studied cellular constituents of BAL from three cases with histologically confirmed pulmonary sarcoidosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and hypereosinophilic syndrome. Pulmonary sarcoidosis showed a marked increase in lymphocytes, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis revealed a predominance of neutrophils, and hypereosinophilic syndrome presented a marked increase in eosinophils in the lavage fluids.
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