Table 3.
Diagnostic procedures.
| Characteristics | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
|
| ||
| Procedure | ||
| Bronchoscopy | 32 | 91.4 |
| Transbronchial biopsy (TBBx) | 25 | 71.4 |
| Bronchioalveolar lavage (BAL) | 18 | 51.4 |
| Transthoracic biopsy | 4 | 11.4 |
| Thoracoscopic biopsy | 6 | 17.1 |
| Others | 8 | 22.9 |
| Pathology result (for 31 patients) | ||
| Eosinophilia tissue infiltration | 29 | 93.5 |
| Inflammation and granuloma | 2 | 6.5 |
| BAL differential result (for 18 patients) | ||
| Eosinophilia (>10%) | 16 | 88.9 |
| Macrophages | 1 | 5.5 |
| Reactive bronchial cell | 1 | 5.5 |
| Reactive bronchial cell and macrophages | 2 | 8.7 |
| Reactive bronchial cell and eosinophilia | 1 | 5.5 |
| Normal | 2 | 8.7 |