lymphocyte predominant BAL can suggest sarcoidosis
- related: pulmonary and extrapulmonary sarcoidosis
- tags: #permanent #pulmonology
- obtain BAL when doing biopsy for EBUS lymph nodes
- lymphocyte by itself is not specific (lymphocytic BAL points to inflammatory etiologies)
- positive biopsy, CD4:CD8 > 4, lymphocyte predominant BAL is predicative of sarcoid 1
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- pulmonary and extrapulmonary sarcoidosis
- lymphocytic BAL points to inflammatory etiologies
- CD4/CD8 > 4 is suggestive of sarcoid (lymphocyte predominant BAL can suggest sarcoidosis)