in order to assess the diagnostic significance of the presence of mgc in bronchoalveolar lavage ( bal ) , the percent of mgc in the bal of 52 subjects exposed to asbestos ( 26 with asbestosis ) as well as from 79 with several interstitial lung diseases ( idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis , pulmonary fibrosis associated with collagen vascular disorders , hypersensitivity pneumonitis and sarcoidosis ) was compared with that of a control group of 14 subjects with no evidence of diffuse pulmonary disease .
C0206062
interstitial lung diseases
C0002390
hypersensitivity