The fungus that causes valley fever in humans can also affect dogs. Most dogs recover from this infection, but there are some cases in which dogs become extremely sick. Without treatment ...

Bronchoalveolar lavage. Bronchoalveolar lavage is performed during bronchoscopy. Sterile water is injected through the bronchoscope into a segment of the lung. The fluid is then suctioned back and ...

PATIENTS AND METHODS HGF levels were examined by an enzyme‑linked immunosorbent assay in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid supernatants from patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis (PS, n = 52), ...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate a relationship between the severity of emphysema assessed by chest CT, the thickness of bronchial wall layers measured by EBUS, and the markers of ...