eosinophilic BAL points to atypical infections and atopic conditions
- related: bronchoalveolar lavage BAL
- tags: #permanent
- eosinophil > 25% is diagnostic of acute and chronic eosinophilic pneumonia AEP and CEP
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- bronchoalveolar lavage BAL
- hypereosinophilic obliterative bronchiolitis
- BAL eosinophilia > 25% (eosinophilic BAL points to atypical infections and atopic conditions)
- acute eosinophilic pneumonia diagnosis include eosinophils on BAL, pulmonary infiltrate, febrile illness
- BAL showing >25% eosinophils (eosinophilic BAL points to atypical infections and atopic conditions, pulmonary eosinophilia differential diagnosis). [^1]