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. (%).