The Role of Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Systemic Sclerosis Interstitial Lung Disease: A Systematic Literature Review

• Main Authors: Martina Orlandi (Author), Laura Antonia Meliante (Author), Arianna Damiani (Author), Lorenzo Tofani (Author), Cosimo Bruni (Author), Serena Guiducci (Author), Marco Matucci-Cerinic (Author), Silvia Bellando-Randone (Author), Sara Tomassetti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The role of Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) in the evaluation of systemic sclerosis (SSc) interstitial lung disease (ILD) is still controversial. The aim of this systematic literature review was to investigate the use of BAL in SSc-ILD, and to focus on the pros and cons of its real-life application. Me...