Diagnosis of diffuse pneumopathies
Lamy, P.; Martinet, Y.; Anthoine, D.; Canet, B.
Le Poumon et le Coeur 36(2): 111-118
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0032-5821 PMID: 7465483 Document Number: 160954
The authors analyze their proceeding in the etiological diagnosis of 40 diffuse pneumopathies in patients admitted to hospital. In 31 cases, diagnosis was made 10 times at the radioclinical stage, 14 times at the endoscopical stage, 6 times at the surgical stage, and once at autopsy. After, they analyze the problems of interpreting the data obtained at each stage, particularly the limited contribution of the X-ray, the necessity of discussing the anatomo-pathological diagnosis (the problem of fibrosis, of sarcoidosis reactions and of pneumoconioses). They insist on the multiplicity of tests to be done on each sample and on the importance of systematic research of K.B. Finally, all the difficulties in diagnosing toxic pneumopathies (whether iatrogenic or not) are recalled.