title: Respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease: a case report with bronchoalveolar lavage findings.
abstract: We report a case of respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease in a young asymptomatic heavy cigarette smoker. Diagnosis was achieved by examination of specimens obtained from open lung biopsy, but retrospective evaluation of bronchoalveolar lavage findings offer some circumstantial suggestions. We provide evidence for the nature of inclusions contained in alveolar macrophages. Problems related to the classification of respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Anatomia ed Istologia Patologica, Università di Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bosi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oggionni
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vaiana
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Donnetta
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gualtieri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Orlandoni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gilè
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fiocca
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luisetti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001988:Bronchiolitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016676:Macrophages, Alveolar / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*