Table 3:
Cast Histology | n (%) | BAL Neutrophil Count, per 100 cells | BAL Lymphocyte Count, per 100 cells | BAL Eosinophil Count, per 100 cells |
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Lymphocytic Proteinaceous (n=19) | ||||
With neutrophils | 12 (63%) | 43 (20-61) | 13 (12-21) | 0 (0-0) |
Embedded in proteinaceous material | 1 | |||
Peripheral in mucin | 7 | 43 (11-57) | 17 (12-27) | 0 (0-0) |
Both | 4 | 42 (22-85) | 12 (5-13) | 0 (0-0) |
With neutrophils (peripheral) and eosinophils | 2 (11%) | 44 | 21 | 11 |
Without eosinophils and neutrophils | 5 (26%) | 21 (9-22) | 12 (9-34) | 0 (0-5) |
Proteinaceous with positive cultures* | 6 (32%) | 22 (21-69) | 12 (10-19) | 0 (0-0) |
Proteinaceous with negative cultures | 13 (69%) | 21 (7-56) | 20 (10-34) | 0 (0-10) |
Lymphocytic mixed mucinous and proteinaceous (n = 2) | ||||
With neutrophils (peripheral) | 1 | 54 | 5 | 0 |
With neutrophils and eosinophils (both) | 1 | 67 | 7 | 12 |
Lymphocytic mucinous with embedded neutrophils (n = 2) | 2 | 30 | 25 | 0 |
Values are reported as number with percentage of total and median with IQR.
Positive cultures represent either positive BAL virology or BAL bacterial or fungal culture.