title: [Comparison of parietal smear cytology (nose/bronchus) with bronchoalveolar lavage in children with asthma and chronic bronchitis].
abstract: The aim of the study was the cytologic evaluation of both the analysis of nasal and bronchus smears compared with that of the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). 137 children (age: 4.8 years; 4 months - 17 years) with chronic nonspecific respiratory diseases (CNSRD) undergoing bronchologic examinations in general anesthesia were divided into 4 groups: relapsing bronchitis (n = 19), chronic bronchitis (n = 26), relapsing or chronic obstructive bronchitis (n = 81) and bronchial asthma (n = 11). Only the smear cytograms (nose, bronchus) enabled to detect allergic patients with bronchial asthma (p less than 0.001) in form of a significant eosinophilia. In contrast, BAL cytograms were too insensitive to detect eosinophilia. The BAL may be helpful in cases of interstitial lung diseases (sarcoidosis, alveolitis, lung fibrosis).
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Kindermedizin, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald DDR.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wiersbitzky
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Ballke
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bruns
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000473:pathology*; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology*; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000473:pathology*; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D012008:Recurrence
vernacular_title: Vergleich der parietalen Abstrichzytologie (Nase/Bronchus) mit der bronchoalveolären Lavage (BAL) bei Kindern mit Asthma und chronischer Bronchitis.