bronchoalveolar lavage BAL

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• normal BAL is macrophage predominant

• lymphocytic BAL points to inflammatory etiologies

• neutrophilic BAL points to infectious or lung injury etiologies

• eosinophilic BAL points to atypical infections and atopic conditions

• Lung disease: histology findings on BAL

• 1.RB-ILD: 2.tan pigmented macrophages

• 1.DAH: 2.hemosiderin laden macrophages

• 1.amiodarone toxicity: 2.foamy alveolar macrophages

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• Pulmonology
  • bronchoalveolar lavage BAL
• eosinophilic BAL points to atypical infections and atopic conditions
  • related: bronchoalveolar lavage BAL
• lymphocytic BAL points to inflammatory etiologies
  • related: bronchoalveolar lavage BAL
• neutrophilic BAL points to infectious or lung injury etiologies
  • related: bronchoalveolar lavage BAL
• normal BAL is macrophage predominant
  • related: bronchoalveolar lavage BAL