Boubacar Efared, G Ebang-Atsame, Sani Rabiou, Abdoulsalam S Diarra, Layla Tahiri, Nawal Hammas, Mohamed Smahi, Bouchra Amara, Mohamed C Benjelloun, Mounia Serraj, Laila Chbani, Hinde El Fatemi
OBJECTIVE: Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a diagnostic tool often used during the management of interstitial lung diseases (ILD). However, its diagnostic value in discrimination between entities comprising the very heterogenous group of ILD, is still a controversial issue. The objective of our study is to assess the diagnostic value of BAL in the management of ILD, by comparing the cytological findings in BAL fluid among the different diseases of this group. METHODS: It was a retrospective, observational study of 151 patients between January 2012 and December 2015...
March 1, 2017: Journal of Negative Results in Biomedicine