Bronchoalveolar Lavage in a Pediatric Population

The cytomorphologic findings of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in pediatrics were correlated with clinical symptoms.Patient demographics, clinical symptoms/history, cytomorphologic findings, and oil red O (ORO) staining of 100 pediatric patients who underwent BAL between 2014 and 2016 were reviewed at a large academic institution.Of the 100 patients (males/females, 62:38), the most common conditions for BAL included cough (46/100), reflux...