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19218648

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-2-16
pubmed:abstractText
Some of interstitial lung diseases have a potential relation to tobacco smoking and are known as smoking-related interstitial lung diseases (sr-ILD). The aim of this study was to present the typical features in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of patients with sr-ILD with special account to the morphology of alveolar macrophages. We have found typical features of sr-LD in 18 patients with interstitial lung disease. All patients were smokers. Pulmonary function was moderately impaired. Control group consisted of 12 asymptomatic smokers and 18 healthy nonsmokers. The median total cell count in BALF of patients with desquamative interstitial pneumonia was 64.5 x 10(6) and was much higher than in asymptomatic smokers--9.0 x 10(6), and healthy nonsmokers--3.25 x 10(6). A high proportion (mean 90%) and number (55.5 x 10(6)) of macrophages with the predominance of pigmented cells was found. Mean proportion of CD14 positive macrophages was 6%, and of CD54 positive macrophages - 62%. We concluded that features in BALF typical for sr-ILD are uncommon among routinely evaluated specimens, but differ markedly from other forms of ILD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1899-1505
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
59 Suppl 6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
243-51
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of bronchoalveolar lavage in the initial diagnosis of smoking-related interstitial lung diseases.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pneumology and Allergology, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland. domagalakulawik@gmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article