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. 2010 Nov 8;11(1):156. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-11-156

Table 3.

Differential cell counts in bronchoalveolar lavage.

Sarcoidosis patients

Healthy subjects Sarcoidosis patients Löfgren's syndrome Non-Löfgren
Total cell conc. *106/L 81 (62-94) *** 201 (133-308) 188 (131-308) 252 (132-319)
Macrophages % 94 (91-95) *** 75 (63-84) 77 (63-86) 69 (60-80)
Macrophages *106/L 75 (58-92) *** 143 (90-210) 141 (85-230) 165 (91-200)
Lymphocytes % 5.2 (3.8-7.0) *** 23 (14-34) 22 (13-33) # 29 (19-40)
Lymphocytes *106/L 4.4 (2.7-6.1) *** 45 (22-81) 41 (15-76) 54 (36-87)
Eosinophils % 0 (0-0.2) 0.0 (0-0.7) 0.1 (0-0.6) 0.0 (0-1.0)
Eosinophils *106/L 0 (0-0.2) 0.0 (0-1.2) 0.2 (0-1.2) 0.0 (0-1.6)
Neutrophils % 1.0 (0.4-1.4) 1.0 (0.6-1.8) 1.4 (0.5-2.1) # 0.6 (0.6-1.0)
Neutrophils *106/L 0.7 (0.3-1.1)*** 2.3 (0.9-3.5) 2.6 (1.2-4.1) 1.5 (0.9-2.6)
CD4/CD8 ratio ND 7.3 (4.2-11) 8.2 (4.9-14) 6.9 (3.8-9.8)

Data are presented as medians (interquartile ranges). ND: not determined. ***; p < 0.001 versus sarcoidosis patients, #; p < 0.05 versus non-Löfgren.