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Non‐cellular elements in a bronchoalveolar lavage cytology from an immuno‐depressed patient
Author(s) -
MartínezGirón Rafael,
MartínezTorre Cristina
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1365-2303
pISSN - 0956-5507
DOI - 10.1111/cyt.12745
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchoalveolar lavage , cytology , surgery , radiography , lung , pathology
A 53‐year‐old immunodepressed patient, who is being treated for acute leukaemia diagnosed 8 months ago, presented to the hospital with chest pain, non‐productive coughing and mild dyspnoea. The radiographic image showed some areas of bilateral infiltrates and small consolidations. Following suspicion of a pulmonary infection in an immunodepressed patient, a BAL was performed.