Study of cells harvested in nasal secretions after lavage. Improvement of the cytologic technique and application to ORL and bronchial pathology
Kohler, C.; Stringini, R.; Moneret, D.A.; Grignon, G.
Bulletin de l'Association des Anatomistes 76(232): 43-46
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0376-6160 PMID: 1638061 Document Number: 404632
The study of the cells found in the nasal lavage fluid is now a very used method. It has many advantages and it is better than the study of nasal smears obtained by nose blowing and/or swabbing. In this work, we have studied the nasal cytology of patients with a nasal or bronchial pathology. A count of inflammatory cells in a hemocytometer is performed in 301 noses then the percentage of various cell types (eosinophils, lymphocytes and neutrophils) is performed on a glass slide stained by May Grunwald Giemsa. The results are correlated with the literature. The patients with a known NARES have a mean nasal eosinophilia of 26.8%; in the allergic rhinitis, the eosinophilia is 41.4%; the patients with a Fernand Widal Syndrome or with a nasosinusal polyposis have respectively a eosinophil percentage of 24.2% and 18.8%.