[Value of bronchoalveolar lavage in assessing the activity of sarcoidosis].
BAL was performed in different courses of sarcoidosis in order to evaluate the importance of this examination. We found a higher degree of lymphocytosis in Löfgren's syndrome and in relapses than in the others. Probably there is a direct connection between high intensity alveolitis and reduction of diffusing capacity. There could not be found any correlation to other markers of activity (lung function, SACE, 67-Gallium-Scan).
Christ
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Forschungsinstitut für Lungenkrankheiten und Tuberkulose, Berlin-Buch/DDR.
Buchali
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Eckert
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Renner
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H
Sehrt
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Unger
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U
D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000473:pathology*; D011653:Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity; D012008:Recurrence; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000473:pathology*
Stellenwert der bronchoalveolären Lavage (BAL) in der Aktivittsbeurteilung der Sarkoidose.