RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Bronchoalveolar lavage in ankylosing spondylitis.
JF Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
JO Ann Rheum Dis
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism
SP 325
OP 326
DO 10.1136/ard.49.5.325
VO 49
IS 5
A1 Wendling, D
A1 Dalphin, J C
A1 Toson, B
A1 Depierre, A
A1 Guidet, M
YR 1990
UL http://ard.bmj.com/content/49/5/325.abstract
AB Bronchoalveolar lavage and bronchial biopsies were performed in 15 patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and 17 control subjects. There was no difference in total cell count, number of lymphocytes, CD4+/CD8+ ratio, or beta 2 microglobulin concentrations in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid between these two groups. Bronchoalveolar lavage IgA concentrations were not increased, but bronchial IgA deposits were more common in AS. This study failed to show any subclinical alveolitis in AS.