Why Are Allergens Not Detected in the Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Patients Undergoing Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy? Possible Explanations

G Liccardi; L Calzetta; M Milanese; M B Bilò; P Rogliani

doi:10.18176/jiaci.0429

Why Are Allergens Not Detected in the Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Patients Undergoing Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy? Possible Explanations

J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol. 2019 Dec;29(6):472-473. doi: 10.18176/jiaci.0429.

Authors

G Liccardi^{1

2}, L Calzetta³, M Milanese⁴, M B Bilò⁵, P Rogliani^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pulmonology, Haematology and Oncology. Division of Pulmonology and Allergy Unit. High Speciality "A.Cardarelli" Hospital, Naples, Italy.
² Postgraduate School of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Experimental Medicine, Unit of Respiratory Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
⁴ Division of Pulmonology, S. Corona Hospital, Pietra Ligure, Italy.
⁵ Department of Internal Medicine, Allergy Unit University Hospital Ospedali Riuniti - Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.

PMID: 31825317
DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0429

No abstract available

Keywords: Allergen; Allergic rhinitis; Allergic sensitization; Bronchial asthma; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Hypersensitivity; Pet allergy; Small airways.

Publication types

Letter
Kommentar

MeSH terms

Allergens*
Bronchi
Bronchial Provocation Tests
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Bronchoscopy*
Humans

Substances

Allergens