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CYTOLOGICAL, IMMUNOCYTOCHEMICAL AND ULTRAESTRUCTURAL EVALUATION OF
BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGES (BAL) IN PATIENTS WITH PULMONAR HISTIOCITOSIS X .
A STUDY OF THREE CASES.
28th European Congress on Cytology
Antwerpen. Belgium., 2002http://www.garciaureta.com/
A 33 year-old man presented with cough.
Respiratory funtion was slighty restrictive.
Slight increase of erythrocyte sedimentation role and leukocytosis.
CASE 1
A 46 year-old man, asymthomatic, that presented leukocytosis and tuberculin skin test positive.
CASE 2
CASE 3
A 45 year-old woman, with 3 months history of nocturnal cough.
Routine hematologic studies were normal.
TOTAL CELL COUNT
• Patient 1: 420.000 cells/ml.
• Patient 2: 380.000 cells/ml.
• Patient 3: 580.000 cells/ml
RESULTS OF BAL
Macrophages Lymphocytes Neutrophils Eosinophils Columnar cells
Patient 1 91 4 2 5 <5%
Patient 2 92 6 1 1 <5%
Patient 3 85 7 6 2 <5%
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