Value of bronchoalveolar lavage in lipidoses with pulmonary involvement.
Eur Respir J
; 7(2): 409-11, 1994 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-8162995
ABSTRACT
Adult lipid storage disorders with pulmonary involvement are rare and usually diagnosed at autopsy. We report a patient with splenomegaly and reticulonodular pattern on lung computed tomography. Bronchoalveolar lavage was performed and revealed the presence of lipid-containing foamy cells, with the demonstration of both periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) and scharlach red stain positive vacuoles in the cytoplasm of alveolar macrophages. The same cells were found in bone marrow biopsy. As in other rare disorders, bronchoalveolar lavage may be of diagnostic value in lipid storage disorders with pulmonary involvement.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Líquido del Lavado Bronquioalveolar
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Enfermedades de Niemann-Pick
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Células Espumosas
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Enfermedad de Gaucher
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Enfermedades Pulmonares
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur Respir J
Año:
1994
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Turquía