Table 7 BAL cell counts in different subgroups of IIP in other studies*
From: Diagnostic approach to interstitial pneumonias in a single centre: report on 88 cases
Subgroup | Author | n | lympho. | macroph. | neutroph. | eosinoph. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UIP/IPF | Our study | 22** | 18.0% | 64% | 10% | 7.5% |
Haslam 1980[54] | 18 | 3.8% | 62.7% | 9.8% | 4.9% | |
Costabel 1992[30] | 22 | 15% | 61% | 19% | 5% | |
Matuso 1996[24] | 30 | 19.4% | 73.1% | 4.7% | 2.8% | |
Shindoh 1986[55] | 20 | 22.5% | 67.9% | 7% | 2.1% | |
Daniil 1999[25] | 8 | 8.4% | 76.8% | 9.6% | 5.8% | |
Nagai 1998[19] | 64 | 7.2% | 83% | 5.9% | 3.3% | |
RBILD | Our study | 5** | 14% | 77% | 6.8% | 2% |
Myers 1987[26] | 3 | 2.3% | 95.7% | 2% | n.d. | |
NSIP | Our study | 14** | 36% | 45.3% | 13.3% | 5% |
Katzenstein 1994[33] | n.d. | 37.3% | 47.4% | 8% | 5.5% | |
Park 1996[34] | 7 | 36.5% | 34.4% | 23.6% | 4.8% | |
Daniil 1999[25] | 8 | 9.3% | 79.3% | 7.8% | 3.2% | |
COP | Our study | 9** | 40% | 46% | 8% | 5.7% |
Nagai 1996[56] | 16 | 44.4% | 45.5% | 6.4% | 2.2% | |
Costabel 1992[30] | 10 | 44% | 39% | 10% | 6% | |
Epler 1994[48] | 12 | 41% | 51% | 4% | 3% |