[Study of cells harvested in nasal secretions after lavage. Improvement of the cytologic technique and application to ORL and bronchial pathology].
The study of the cells found in the nasal lavage fluid is now a very used method. It has many advantages and it is better than the study of nasal smears obtained by nose blowing and/or swabbing. In this work, we have studied the nasal cytology of patients with a nasal or bronchial pathology. A count of inflammatory cells in a hemocytometer is performed in 301 noses then the percentage of various cell types (eosinophils, lymphocytes and neutrophils) is performed on a glass slide stained by May Grunwald Giemsa. The results are correlated with the literature. The patients with a known NARES have a mean nasal eosinophilia of 26.8%; in the allergic rhinitis, the eosinophilia is 41.4%; the patients with a Fernand Widal Syndrome or with a nasosinusal polyposis have respectively a eosinophil percentage of 24.2% and 18.8%.
Kohler
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Secteur de Cytologie Immuno-Allergologique, Faculté de Médecine, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France.
Stringini
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Moneret
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Grignon
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D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
Etude des cellules recueillies dans les secrétions nasales apres lavage. Mise au point de la technique cytologique et application aux pathologies orl et bronchiques.