title: Bronchoalveolar lavage in recurrent aspirin-induced adult respiratory distress syndrome.
abstract: Aspirin has been reported to induce the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in humans. The mechanism of injury appears to be similar to other forms of experimentally induced high-permeability edema in which leukocytes play an important role. In a patient who suffered two episodes of aspirin-related ARDS, bronchoalveolar lavage showed a significant influx of leukocytes. This represents the first reported bronchoalveolar lavage in aspirin-related ARDS, as well as the first documentation of the nonhydrostatic nature of the edema in a patient with recurrence of this entity.
mesh_terms: D001241:Aspirin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000473:pathology*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000139:chemically induced; D012008:Recurrence; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
chemical_list: D001241:Aspirin