[Diagnostic image (4)(Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid)].
Two apparently healthy male volunteers, 28 and 32 years old, were examined before participation in a drug trial. Bronchial fluid was obtained. The lavage fluid from the second volunteer who had smoked 20 cigarettes a day for the past 16 years showed marked brownish discolouration, as compared to the transparent fluid of the non smoking first volunteer.
van der Werf
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TS
Afd. Interne Geneeskunde, Academisch Ziekenhuis, RB Groningen. t.s.van.der.werf@int.azg.nl
Smidt
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AA
Zijlstra
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JG
D000328:Adult; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*