UTILITY OF BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY INVOLVEMENT IN STORAGE DISEASES - REPORT OF ONE CASE

Authors
MENDOZA J MAY J GUTIERREZ M FRANCO C VARGAS L
Citation
J. Mendoza et al., UTILITY OF BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY INVOLVEMENT IN STORAGE DISEASES - REPORT OF ONE CASE, Revista Medica de Chile, 121(10), 1993, pp. 1178-1182
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Revista Medica de Chile → ACNP
ISSN journal
00349887
Volume
121
Issue
10
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1178 - 1182
Database
ISI
SICI code
0034-9887(1993)121:10<1178:UOBLIT>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
A 17 years old female with hepatosplenomegaly and pulmonary infiltrate s since the age of four is presented. Sea-blue histiocyte disease, a s phingolipidosis, was diagnosed by liver biopsy, bone marrow aspirate a nd bronchoalveolar lavage. The relevance of bronchoalveolar lavage as a diagnostic method in cases of systemic diseases with pulmonary invol vement is emphasized.