title: [Multiple elemental organic components of the broncho-alveolar lavage fluid in normal subjects and in various lung pathologies (excluding silica and asbestos fibers)].
abstract: Owing to a technical analysis enabling the detection of mineral elements present in trace amounts in small volumes, an analysis of the liquid obtained in 148 broncho-alveolar lavages could be studied. The elements consistently recovered were as follows: iron, copper, zinc, nickel, lead and titanium. Normal values were established. In the absence of exposure, there was no significant difference distinguishing the different pulmonary diseases studied. In occupational disease, the presence of iron in large quantities, tungsten, nickel and rare earths could be shown objectively, as well as the persistence of gold or iodine after medical absorption. However, this preliminary work does not allow one to establish a formal correlation between the alveolar concentrations obtained and the pulmonary disease observed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie, Pavillon Laënnec, CHRU, Strasbourg.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dietemann-Molard
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pelletier
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hutt
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bohner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pauli
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Leroy
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roegel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012016:Reference Values; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements
vernacular_title: Etude multi-élémentaire des composants inorganiques du liquide de lavage broncho-alvéolaire chez le sujet normal et dans diverses pathologies pulmonaires (silice et fibres d'amiante exclues).