[Diagnostic value of some cytological parameters of alveolar lavage fluid in restrictive lung diseases]

The time course of cytological parameters of alveolar lavage fluid in restrictive lung disease of tuberculous or other genesis during tuberculin provocative test was studied. A focal response as higher levels of alveolar macrophages, plasma and epithelioid cells was noted in 62.5% of patients with tuberculosis. The method promotes greater diagnostic efficiency for pulmonary tuberculosis.