Pulmonary Disease in the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Letters and Corrections1 February 1986Pulmonary Disease in the Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeJEFFREY A. GOLDEN, M.D.JEFFREY A. GOLDEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-104-2-286_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor; In a letter, Moser and colleagues (1) have presented the case of a specific patient to emphasize the utility of doing both transbronchial biopsy and bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of pulmonary problems among patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), as we recently reported (2). In our report, bronchoalveolar lavage and transbronchial biopsy had a diagnostic sensitivity for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia of 89% and 93%, respectively; together, both had 100% yield for this pneumonia.All aspects of opportunistic infections and AIDS are constantly being re-evaluated and revised. Recently, we prospectively performed bronchoalveolar lavage alone in 40...References1. MOSERTENHOLDERRIDENOUR RMR. Oat-cell carcinoma in transfusion-associated acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [Letter]. Ann Intern Med. 1985;103:478. LinkGoogle Scholar2. BROADDUSDAKESTULBARG CMM. Bronchoalveolar lavage and transbronchial biopsy in the diagnosis of pulmonary infections in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Ann Intern Med. 1985;102:747-52. LinkGoogle Scholar3. FULKERSON W. Current concepts in fiberoptic bronchoscopy. N Engl J Med. 1984;311:511-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. BIGBYMARGOLSKEECURTIS TDJ. The usefulness of induced sputum in the diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [Abstract]. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1985;131(4 pt 2):A222. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDiagnosis of lung disease in acquired immune deficiency syndrome: biopsy or cytology and implications for management. 1 February 1986Volume 104, Issue 2Page: 286-286KeywordsAIDSBiopsyBronchoalveolar lavageOpportunistic infectionsPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaPneumoniaPulmonary diseases Issue Published: 1 February 1986 PDF downloadLoading ...