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il Red O Staining of Pulmonary Macrophages in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Specimens is Not Specific for Vaping-Associated Lung Injury: A Study of 50 Non-Vaping- Related Cases
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The study focused on analyzing Oil Red O (ORO) staining in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples to determine its specificity for vaping-associated lung injury. Researchers studied 50 non-vaping-related cases and found that ORO staining of macrophages in BAL fluid was not specific for EVALI (e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated acute lung injury). Despite using a threshold of LLMI (lipid-laden macrophage index) of 85 or higher to define positivity, 14% of non-vaping cases showed ORO positivity. The study highlighted that lipid-laden macrophages were present in 90% of BAL samples from patients without a vaping history, indicating that ORO staining is not specific for vaping-related lung injury. Additionally, there was notable interobserver variation in interpreting ORO staining results, raising concerns about reproducibility. The misconceived premise that vaping-related lung injury is a form of exogenous lipoid pneumonia and the use of ORO stain based on limited evidence were discussed. The study concludes that the presence of lipid-laden macrophages on ORO staining in BAL fluid cannot be considered a specific indicator of EVALI. The article emphasizes the need for further research to evaluate ORO staining in larger study cohorts without a vaping history to validate the findings.
Keywords
Oil Red O staining
bronchoalveolar lavage
EVALI
lipid-laden macrophage index
vaping-associated lung injury
macrophages
lipid-laden macrophages
exogenous lipoid pneumonia
interobserver variation
reproducibility
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