Role of bronchoalveolar lavage in diagnosis of XXXX in liver transplant recipients.

@entity1 @entity12457 @entity5132 @entity281 @entity364 @entity54 @entity358 @entity204
OBJECTIVES: @entity12457 remain the most important cause of morbidity and mortality in liver transplant recipients. Fast and accurate causative diagnoses are essential for a good outcome. Bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage frequently is performed to diagnose @entity358 in immunocompromised @entity1 . The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic use of bronchoalveolar lavage in liver transplant recipients with @entity358 . MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed the data of 408 @entity1 who underwent liver transplant from January 1990 to December 2012. @entity1 who underwent bronchoalveolar lavage after transplant were included in this study. RESULTS: There were 18 of 408 liver transplant recipients (4.41%) who underwent bronchoalveolar lavage after transplant. The mean age was 49.5    18 years. In 5 @entity1 (27.8%), fungal microorganisms were observed in the cytology of bronchoalveolar lavage specimens, including @entity54 in 3 @entity1 and @entity5132 in 2 @entity1 . @entity204 occurred in 4 of 5 @entity1 (80%) with @entity364 . No association was observed between the presence of @entity364 and clinical and radiographic findings of the @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS: Bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage is a useful, noninvasive diagnostic tool for the rapid diagnosis of @entity281 in solid-organ transplant recipients.
