Title: Making Sense of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Lymphocytosis in Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease.
Authors: Ryerson, Christopher J.
Abstract: The author reflects on role of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) lymphocytosis in the evaluation of patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD) and key questions addressed in a recent clinical practice guideline focused on the diagnosis of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). It mentions area under the receiver-operating-characteristic curve (AUC) would suggest the contradictory conclusion that using BAL lymphocytosis to distinguish fibrotic HP from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
Subjects: BRONCHOALVEOLAR lavage; INTERSTITIAL lung diseases; HYPERSENSITIVITY pneumonitis; RECEIVER operating characteristic curves; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; IDIOPATHIC pulmonary fibrosis
Publication: Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2020, Vol 17, Issue 11, p1382
ISSN: 2329-6933
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202007-818ED

Making Sense of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Lymphocytosis in Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease.

Ryerson, Christopher J.