LVII - Cytological, biochemical features of/in BAL, pleural fluid or FNA
BAL: Atypical epithelial cells (at times poetically named
Last update 25/07/2022
This is not a specific finding, as this has been found in patients with alveolar hemorrhage, ventilator-associated pneumonia, Pneumocystis pneumonia, extrinsic allergic alveolitis/hypersensitivity pneumonitis, radiation lung injury and in drug-induced pulmonary disorders (PMID 15296340)