title: [Contribution of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of pulmonary dragging].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Bronchoscopy is recommended into the exploration of chronic lung diseases. This one is expensive and invasive. We conducted this study in order to assess the benefit of the bronchoscopy in the etiologic diagnosis of chronic lung diseases.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was retrospective, descriptive and analytical, using medical records of outpatients and in patients who has done the bronchoscopy in Pneumology Clinic, Fann hospital, Dakar from January 2010 to December 2014.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We have reported 159 cases. The sex ratio was 2.2. Middle age was 44 years. Fever was found in 32.7%. Alveolar syndrome was found in 64.8%. The white blood cells (WBC) were normal in 80.7%. Bronchoscopy was contributive in 74.1%. Specimen analysis isolated banals germs in 69.2%, mainly bacteria in 51.6%. Parasitology of the fluid of broncho-alveolar lavage was positive in 28.6%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Bronchoscopy stills a use full exploration while diagnosing chronic lung diseases. It should be systematic in chronic lung diseases with or not fever, this, when sputum microscopy a sputum PCR are negative.
authors.affiliation: Service de pneumologie, CHNU de Fann, Dakar, Sénégal. Electronic address: thiamkhadie@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thiam
authors.affiliation: Service de pneumologie, CHNU de Fann, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: E H M
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
authors.affiliation: Service de pneumologie, CHNU de Fann, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: N O
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Touré
authors.affiliation: Service de pneumologie, CHNU de Fann, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dia Kane
authors.affiliation: Service de pneumologie, CHNU de Fann, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: F B R
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Mbaye
authors.affiliation: Service de pneumologie, CHNU de Fann, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Cissé
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055100:Optical Fibers; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012675:Senegal; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Chronic lung disease; Fibroscopie bronchique; Infection respiratoire basse; Lower lung diseases; Per bronchoscopy specimen; Pneumopathies traînantes; Prélèvements per-fibroscopiques; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Pseudomonas aeuriginosa