Correlation of high-resolution computed tomography and immunological bronchoalveolar lavage in interstitial lung disease at the onset of inflammatory rheumatic diseases: implications for diagnosis and therapeutic strategies
Abstract Objectives Inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) are often associated with interstitial lung disease (ILD).The aim of the present study was to establish a correlation between the findings on HRCT and the immunological bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL).Methods The study included 74 patients with newly diagnosed IRD and evidence of ILD on HRCT wi