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The aim of this study was to determine the specificity of ORO staining in BAL specimens with disease states other than EVALI.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Consecutive BAL specimens (October-December 2019) were stained with ORO. The lipid-laden macrophage index (LLMI) was calculated for each case.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We studied BAL samples from 50 patients. Indications for BAL were surveillance bronchoscopy for lung transplantation (27\/50), suspected infection (12\/50), sarcoidosis\/suspected sarcoidosis (3\/50), nodules or ground-glass opacities (3\/50), hemoptysis (2\/50), asthma or eosinophilic pneumonia (2\/50), and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (1\/50). ORO staining was seen in BAL fluid macrophages in 45 of 50 cases (focal in 18, moderate in 23, diffuse in 4); LLMI ranged from 0 to 218. Using a threshold of LLMI of 85 or higher as positive, ORO was positive in 7 of 50 (14%) cases (range, 85-218).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>ORO staining in BAL fluid macrophages is not specific for EVALI. Even when an LLMI of 85 or higher is used as a threshold for positivity, ORO positivity occurs in a significant subset of non\u2013vaping-related cases.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ajcp\/aqac118","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,12]],"date-time":"2022-10-12T18:18:38Z","timestamp":1665598718000},"page":"723-729","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Oil Red O Staining of Pulmonary Macrophages in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Specimens Is Not Specific for Vaping-Associated Lung Injury"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"158","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1046-0153","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Judith","family":"Jebastin Thangaiah","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pathology , Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL , USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christine N","family":"Booth","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pathology and Laboratory 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