title: [Value of bronchoalveolar lavage in assessing the activity of sarcoidosis].
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Forschungsinstitut für Lungenkrankheiten und Tuberkulose, Berlin-Buch/DDR.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Christ
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Buchali
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eckert
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Renner
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sehrt
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Unger
mesh_terms: 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*
vernacular_title: Stellenwert der bronchoalveolären Lavage (BAL) in der Aktivittsbeurteilung der Sarkoidose.