Table 3 Differential cell counts in bronchoalveolar lavage.
Sarcoidosis patients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Healthy subjects | Sarcoidosis patients | Löfgren's syndrome | Non-Löfgren | |
Total cell conc. *106/L | 81 (62-94) *** | 201 (133-308) | 188 (131-308) | 252 (132-319) |
Macrophages % | 94 (91-95) *** | 75 (63-84) | 77 (63-86) | 69 (60-80) |
Macrophages *106/L | 75 (58-92) *** | 143 (90-210) | 141 (85-230) | 165 (91-200) |
Lymphocytes % | 5.2 (3.8-7.0) *** | 23 (14-34) | 22 (13-33) # | 29 (19-40) |
Lymphocytes *106/L | 4.4 (2.7-6.1) *** | 45 (22-81) | 41 (15-76) | 54 (36-87) |
Eosinophils % | 0 (0-0.2) | 0.0 (0-0.7) | 0.1 (0-0.6) | 0.0 (0-1.0) |
Eosinophils *106/L | 0 (0-0.2) | 0.0 (0-1.2) | 0.2 (0-1.2) | 0.0 (0-1.6) |
Neutrophils % | 1.0 (0.4-1.4) | 1.0 (0.6-1.8) | 1.4 (0.5-2.1) # | 0.6 (0.6-1.0) |
Neutrophils *106/L | 0.7 (0.3-1.1)*** | 2.3 (0.9-3.5) | 2.6 (1.2-4.1) | 1.5 (0.9-2.6) |
CD4/CD8 ratio | ND | 7.3 (4.2-11) | 8.2 (4.9-14) | 6.9 (3.8-9.8) |