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8042413

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-8-24
pubmed:abstractText
We studied the asbestos content of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from 9 patients with asbestosis, 17 asbestos exposed but without asbestosis, 15 with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and 9 nonexposed volunteers. The cellular lavage pellet was digested and filtered for asbestos body (AB) quantification by light microscopy (LM) and analysis of numbers and types of uncoated fibers (UF) by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive x-ray analysis. BALF of asbestosis patients had significantly higher AB content than that of the combined IPF and volunteer groups. The UF content as determined by SEM was similar in all four groups. Commercial amphiboles (amosite or crocidolite) were identified more frequently in BALF from patients with asbestosis than from the other groups. ABs were detected by SEM only in highly exposed individuals. We conclude that the findings of > 1 AB per 10(6) cells or 1 AB/mL BALF by LM and of ABs or commercial amphibole fibers by SEM are indicative of considerable exposure to asbestos in the majority of cases.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-5547
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
502-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Asbestos content of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. A comparison of light and scanning electron microscopic analysis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Durham Veterans Administration, North Carolina.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.