title: Diagnosis of pulmonary strongyloidiasis by bronchoalveolar lavage.
abstract: Bronchoalveolar lavage was performed on a patient with disseminated strongyloidiasis and 4.5 X 10(7) cells/65 ml of lavage fluid were recovered. Eighty-five percent of cells were polymorphonuclear leukocytes; 15 percent were pulmonary alveolar macrophages. Rhabditiform larvae (1 X 10(4)) were recovered in 65 ml of lavage fluid. This is the first report of bronchoalveolar lavage used in diagnosing disseminated strongyloidiasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Johnson City.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nunley
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dralle
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Berk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verghese
mesh_terms: D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*