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. 2015 Oct 28;17(10):e31103. doi: 10.5812/ircmj.31103

Table 4. BAL CD4/CD8 Ratios of Patients With ILDsa,b.

ILDs BAL CD4/CD8 Ratio
< 1.5 1.5 - 2.5 2.5 - 3.5 > 3.5
Sarcoidosis 18 (15.1) 21 (17.6) 12 (10.1) 68 (57.1)
IIPs 15 (78.9) 2 (10.5) 2 (10.5) 0
Tuberculosis 4 (28.6) 7 (50) 0 3 (21.4)
Pneumoconiosis 24 (82.8) 3 (10.3) 0 2 (6.9)
CT-ILD 18 (78.3) 4 (17.4) 0 1 (4.3)
Malignancy 6 (54.5) 2 (18.2) 2 (18.2) 1 (9.1)
Other ILDs 16 (94.1) 1 (5.9) 0 0
Infection 12 (85.7) 1 (7.1) 1 (7.1) 0
Unclassified/Fibrosis 13 (86.7) 2 (13.3) 0 0

aAbbreviations: BAL, Bronchoalveolar lavage; CT-ILD, Connective tissue associated interstitial lung diseases; ILD, Interstitial lung disease.

bData are presented as No. (%).