Bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of occupational pulmonary diseases in miners

One of objective methods of early and differential diagnosis of occupational pulmonary diseases in miners (pneumoconiosis, silicotuberculosis, dust bronchitis) is bronchoscopy with a cytologic examination of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAF). BAF-examination was carried out in a total of 88 patient...

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Published in:	Likars'ka sprava no. 5-6; p. 114
Main Authors:	Filipchenko, L L, Slinchenko, M Ie, Sydorenko, O M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Ukrainian
Published:	Ukraine 01-07-2003
Subjects:	Bronchitis - diagnosis Bronchitis - etiology Bronchitis - immunology Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid - cytology Bronchoscopy Chronic Disease Coal Mining Diagnosis, Differential Dust - analysis Humans Immunity, Cellular Lung Diseases - diagnosis Lung Diseases - epidemiology Lung Diseases - etiology Lung Diseases - immunology Macrophages, Alveolar - immunology Male Occupational Exposure Pneumoconiosis - diagnosis Pneumoconiosis - etiology Pneumoconiosis - pathology Silicotuberculosis - diagnosis Silicotuberculosis - etiology Silicotuberculosis - pathology Time Factors Ukraine - epidemiology Ukraine
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Summary:	One of objective methods of early and differential diagnosis of occupational pulmonary diseases in miners (pneumoconiosis, silicotuberculosis, dust bronchitis) is bronchoscopy with a cytologic examination of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAF). BAF-examination was carried out in a total of 88 patients with incipient and advanced forms of dust bronchitis, pneumoconiosis and silicotuberculosis. A direct relationship has been revealed between a decline in local cell-bound immunity caused by a dust-inducted affection mononuclear phagocytes and advancing of stages of dust-related diseases.
ISSN:	1019-5297