Bronchoalveolar lavage, serum angiotensin-converting enzyme, and /sup 67/Ga scanning in extrathoracic sarcoidosis
Journal Article
·
· Chest; (United States)
OSTI ID:6564161
Results of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), 67Ga scanning, and serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (SACE) assay are compared in the assessment of pulmonary involvement in ten cases of extrathoracic sarcoidosis. Standard clinical, radiologic, and pulmonary function tests detected no pulmonary changes in these patients, but BAL demonstrated an increased alveolar lymphocytosis in eight of ten cases. SACE levels were increased in two cases, and the thoracic gallium uptake was normal in all cases. BAL appears to be the best technique for diagnosing latent pulmonary involvement in extrathoracic sarcoidosis.
- Research Organization:
- Department of Pneumonology, Hopital Albert Calmette, Lille, France
- OSTI ID:
- 6564161
- Journal Information:
- Chest; (United States), Journal Name: Chest; (United States) Vol. 82:5; ISSN CHETB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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550200 -- Biochemistry
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ANGIOTENSIN
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
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DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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DISEASES
DRUGS
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ENZYME ACTIVITY
GALLIUM 67
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
GLOBULINS
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
LAVAGE
LUNGS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PATIENTS
PROTEINS
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RADIOISOTOPES
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550601* -- Medicine-- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics
550901 -- Pathology-- Tracer Techniques
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ANGIOTENSIN
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC USES
DISEASES
DRUGS
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ENZYME ACTIVITY
GALLIUM 67
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
GLOBULINS
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
LAVAGE
LUNGS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PATIENTS
PROTEINS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES
SCINTISCANNING
USES
VASOCONSTRICTORS