title: [Bronchoalveolar lavage in diseases of rheumatic origin].
abstract: The cells recovered by bronchoalveolar lavage reflect the cellular composition of the interstitial lung tissue. Inflammatory and fibrosing interstitial lung disorders, often accompanying rheumatic diseases, can be detected by this diagnostic procedure.
authors.affiliation: I. Medizinische Klinik, Universität Kiel.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Petermann
mesh_terms: D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
vernacular_title: Die bronchoalveoläre Lavage bei Erkrankungen aus dem rheumatischen Formenkreis.