Closed pnrobinson closed 4 years ago
yes, is commonly used. Return of lavage fluid characteristically has a milky apperance in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. This is due to admixture of pulmonary surfactant, which is a lipoprotein complex.
**Another (new) term may be Bloody appearance of BAL fluid Return of lavage fluid characteristically has a bloody apperance in pulmonary alveolar hemorrhage. This is due to admixture of blood, which typically increases with each consecutive lavage portion. Microscopically erythrocytes can be seen. After 24 to 48 h macrophages contain phagocytosed erythrocytes, indicating previous bleeding.
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@mgriese, @katrinknoflach
Do we need a term like this?
See
https://ojrd.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13023-014-0171-z