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. 1988 Dec;43(12):1019–1021. doi: 10.1136/thx.43.12.1019

Bronchoalveolar lavage in talc induced lung disease.

A A Redondo 1, D B Ettensohn 1, M Khan 1, N Kessimian 1
PMCID: PMC461626  PMID: 3238633

Abstract

A 65 year old woman with a history of occupational talc inhalation presented with hypoxaemia, cough, and dyspnoea with a normal chest radiograph. Bronchoalveolar lavage showed considerable lymphocytosis, with a predominance of T8+ T lymphocytes, and open lung biopsy showed peribronchiolar granulomas containing talc crystals. Corticosteroid treatment resulted in dramatic improvement. Bronchoalveolar lavage may aid in the diagnosis of talc related lung injury.

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