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  • Title: [Comparison of parietal smear cytology (nose/bronchus) with bronchoalveolar lavage in children with asthma and chronic bronchitis].
    Author: Wiersbitzky S, Ballke EH, Bruns R.
    Journal: Z Erkr Atmungsorgane; 1988; 170(1):65-9. PubMed ID: 3388900.
    Abstract:
    The aim of the study was the cytologic evaluation of both the analysis of nasal and bronchus smears compared with that of the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). 137 children (age: 4.8 years; 4 months - 17 years) with chronic nonspecific respiratory diseases (CNSRD) undergoing bronchologic examinations in general anesthesia were divided into 4 groups: relapsing bronchitis (n = 19), chronic bronchitis (n = 26), relapsing or chronic obstructive bronchitis (n = 81) and bronchial asthma (n = 11). Only the smear cytograms (nose, bronchus) enabled to detect allergic patients with bronchial asthma (p less than 0.001) in form of a significant eosinophilia. In contrast, BAL cytograms were too insensitive to detect eosinophilia. The BAL may be helpful in cases of interstitial lung diseases (sarcoidosis, alveolitis, lung fibrosis).
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