title: [Bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of occupational pulmonary diseases in miners].
abstract: One of objective methods of early and differential diagnosis of occupational pulmonary diseases in miners (pneumoconiosis, silicotuberculosis, dust bronchitis) is bronchoscopy with a cytologic examination of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAF). BAF-examination was carried out in a total of 88 patients with incipient and advanced forms of dust bronchitis, pneumoconiosis and silicotuberculosis. A direct relationship has been revealed between a decline in local cell-bound immunity caused by a dust-inducted affection mononuclear phagocytes and advancing of stages of dust-related diseases.
authors: L L
authors: LL
authors: Filipchenko
authors: M Ie
authors: MIe
authors: Slinchenko
authors: O M
authors: OM
authors: Sydorenko
mesh_terms: D001991:Bronchitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003032:Coal Mining; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004391:Dust / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D016676:Macrophages, Alveolar / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D011009:Pneumoconiosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012830:Silicotuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors; D014455:Ukraine / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D004391:Dust