To BAL or not to BAL: is this a problem in diagnosing IPF?

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Aug 15;180(4):379-80; author reply 380. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.180.4.379.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / diagnosis
  • Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / pathology
  • Biopsy
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / immunology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Leukocyte Count*
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / diagnosis
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / pathology
  • Lymphocyte Count*
  • Neutrophils / immunology*
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis / diagnosis*
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis / pathology
  • Tomography, Spiral Computed