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Thorax 58:1058-1060 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.12.1058
  • Paediatric lung disease

Safety of endobronchial biopsy in 170 children with chronic respiratory symptoms

Table 1

Indication for bronchoscopy and the sex of the patients

Indication n F/M
BPD, bronchopulmonary dysplasia; F, female; ILD, interstitial lung disease; M, male.
Cough 98 46/52
Asthma 39 16/23
Recurrent pneumonia 15 7/8
Focal breath sounds 6 3/3
BPD 3 1/2
Haemoptysis 3 2/1
ILD 2 0/2
Dyspnoea 4 2/2

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