Table 1.
Median (IQR) values for cytologic evaluation of bronchoalveolar fluid obtained before (Day 0) and after 10 days of treatment (Day 11) with intramuscular dexamethasone (0.05 mg/kg SID) for horses with Inflammatory Airway Disease (IAD), and healthy horses (DEX). CONTROL horses were kept in the same environment as both IAD and DEX groups and were sampled at the same time-points, but were given no dexamethasone
| Variable | IAD (7 horses) | DEX (3 horses) | CONTROL (3 horses) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 0 | Day 11 | Day 0 | Day 11 | Day 0 | Day 11 | |
| Neutrophils (%) | 10 (6.2 – 11.0) | 11 (6.0 - 19.7) | 3 (2.0 - 4.75) | 3 (1.7 – 3.0) | 4 (2.5 – 4.0) | 2 (1.7 - 3.2) |
| Mast cells (%) | 8 (5.2 – 11.0) | 6.5 (4.2 - 7.2) | 2 (2.0 – 2.0) | 2 (1.5 - 2.2) | 2 (1.7 - 2.7) | 2 (1.5 - 2.7) |
| Eosinophils (%) | 0 (0.0 – 0.0) | 0 (0.0 – 0.0) | 0 (0.0 – 0.0) | 0 (0.0 – 0.0) | 0 (0.0 - 0.2) | 0 (0.0 – 0.0) |
| Macrophages (%) | 49 (45.5 – 53.0) | 44 (37.0 - 55.5) | 62 (53.5 – 64.0) | 69 (66.5 - 74.5) | 67 (57.0 - 74.2) | 62 (61.5 - 63.5) |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 34.5 (31.7 – 36.0) | 31 (23.2 - 42.5) | 35 (32.0 - 40.7) | 27 (21.0 – 30.0) | 25.5 (20.5 - 36.2) | 35.5 (31.2 - 35.7) |