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CHARACTERISTICS OF BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE
|
Group |
No. |
Age, yr |
BAL cells (x 104 /ml) |
AMs |
%Total BAL Cells (N/L/E) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 16 | 37 ± 7.4 | 17.4 ± 11.5 | 86.6 ± 10.4 | 2.8 ± 1.8/22 ± 14.1/0.5 ± 0.8 |
| Sarcoidosis |
37 |
35.7 ± 7.4 |
20.1 ± 6.2 |
75 ± 9. 1 |
1.9 ± 0.8/29.1 ±
11.7/0.2 ± 0.1 |
Definition of abbreviations: AM = alveolar macrophages; BAL = bronchoalveolar lavage; E = eosinophils; L = lymphocytes; N = neutrophils.
Data are expressed as mean ± SEM.
