Cytologic diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii infection by bronchoalveolar lavage in acquired immune deficiency syndrome. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1986. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Cytologic diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii infection by bronchoalveolar lavage in acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

Acta Cytol. 1985 Sep-Oct;29(5):727-31. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/86021685
Orenstein M; Webber CA; Heurich AE

Abstract: Twenty-six patients with pulmonary infiltrates and suspected acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) underwent 29 fiberoptic bronchoscopies, including bronchoalveolar lavage. Seventeen of the 18 patients (94.4%) shown to have Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia were diagnosed by examination of the bronchoalveolar lavage specimen. Minor complications occurred in 7 of 29 total bronchoscopies and included transient fever and hypoxemia. Bronchoalveolar lavage is a safe, easy and effective procedure for making the diagnosis of P. carinii pneumonia in patients at high risk for AIDS and should be included routinely when performing fiberoptic bronchoscopy.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Biopsy Bronchi/PATHOLOGY Bronchoscopy Human Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii/COMPLICATIONS/*DIAGNOSIS/ PATHOLOGY Pulmonary Alveoli/PATHOLOGY Stains and Staining JOURNAL ARTICLE

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