Lymphocytes in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid might be useful for predicting the prognosis, even in the stable phase of nonspecific interstitial pneumonia

Y. Takeno (Yufu, Japan), K. Umeki (Yufu, Japan), K. Komiya (Yufu, Japan), Y. Usagawa (Yufu, Japan), M. Yamasue (Yufu, Japan), S. Nureki (Yufu, Japan), M. Ando (Yufu, Japan), K. Hiramatsu (Yufu, Japan), J. Kadota (Yufu, Japan)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Idiopathic interstital pneumonias other than idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
Session: Idiopathic interstital pneumonias other than idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2945
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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Y. Takeno (Yufu, Japan), K. Umeki (Yufu, Japan), K. Komiya (Yufu, Japan), Y. Usagawa (Yufu, Japan), M. Yamasue (Yufu, Japan), S. Nureki (Yufu, Japan), M. Ando (Yufu, Japan), K. Hiramatsu (Yufu, Japan), J. Kadota (Yufu, Japan). Lymphocytes in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid might be useful for predicting the prognosis, even in the stable phase of nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. 2945

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