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. 1986 May;41(5):345–349. doi: 10.1136/thx.41.5.345

Value of bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of pulmonary infection in acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

M Orenstein, C A Webber, M Cash, A E Heurich
PMCID: PMC1020624  PMID: 3489298

Abstract

Seventy five patients with pulmonary disease and suspected acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) underwent fibreoptic bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage. Of 54 cases of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, 53 (98%) were diagnosed by bronchoalveolar lavage. Complications were recorded in 12 instances and included pneumothorax in two and transient increase in fever and hypoxaemia in the remainder. Bronchoalveolar lavage is a safe, easy, and effective procedure for diagnosing pneumocystis pneumonia in patients at high risk of AIDS and should be done routinely when fibreoptic bronchoscopy is performed in such patients.

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