Bronchoscopy with transbronchial biopsy

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Bronchoscopy with transbronchial biopsy

The trachea and bronchi normally appear pink and smooth and have minimal secretions and no foreign bodies, growths, obstructions, or infections. The sample obtained with a transbronchial biopsy should be normal tissue from the lining of the bronchus and air sacs (alveoli).

• Bronchial abnormalities, tumors
• Endobronchial mass
• Adenoma (tumor)
• Infection such as:
  • Aspergillosis
  • Coccidiomycosis
  • Actinomycosis
  • Fungus infections
  • Histoplasmosis infections
  • Anaerobic bacterial infections
  • Tuberculosis or mycobacteria
  • CMV pneumonia
  • PCP (Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia)
• Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (inflammation of the lungs related to allergy-type reactions)
• Rheumatoid lung disease
• Vasculitis
• Alveolar abnormalities such as alveolar proteinosis
• Granulomas
  • Non-necrotizing granulomatous inflammation
  • Necrotizing granuloma (granular tumor)
  • Caseating granulomas
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Peribronchial granulomas

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