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Significance of Oil-Red-O positive macrophages in bronchoalveolar lavage in diagnosing E-cigarettes or vaping product use-associated lung injury: A case series.

Shuang NiuGlorimar Rivera ColonKyle MolbergHao ChenKelley CarrickShirley YanVenetia SarodeElena Lucas
Published in: Diagnostic cytopathology (2021)
In BAL specimens obtained from patients with clinically suspected EVALI, a high percentage of OPM with large lipid droplets showed high sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of EVALI and may serve as a potentially useful tool in the evaluation of vaping-related lung injury, improving diagnostic accuracy.
Keyphrases
  • fatty acid
  • smoking cessation
  • pulmonary embolism
  • replacement therapy
  • fine needle aspiration
  • drug induced