Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases
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Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is an established diagnostic tool in interstitial lung diseases. BAL frequently yields findings of diagnostic value and at times even confirmatory diagnostic results. ⋯ The recovery rate hardly affected the cellular and non-cellular constituents of BAL at a lower limit of 30% of the instilled volume.
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Comment Letter Case Reports
Sirolimus-associated desquamative interstitial pneumonia.