Table 1 NSIP Patient Characteristics
From: Characterization of lymphocyte populations in nonspecific interstitial pneumonia*
Case | Age | Sex | Background Illnesses | Steroids prior to Biopsy | CD4/CD8 | Lymphoid Aggregates* | INFγ % | IL-4 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 50 | F | - | - | 1.9 | - | 24.5 | 1 |
2 | 66 | F | - | Previous | 1.1 | ++ | 19.8 | 8.2 |
3 | 66 | M | - | Current | 1.5 | - | 14 | 3.9 |
4 | 51 | M | - | - | 1.1 | + | 17.3 | - |
5 | 17 | F | ARF† | Current | 2.1 | ++ | 20.7 | 4.8 |
6 | 45 | F | Current | 0.8 | + | 12.8 | 1.1 | |
7 | 65 | F | Nitrofurantoin exposure | Previous | 0.9 | ++ | 26 | 0.5 |
8 | 57 | F | - | - | 1.5 | ++ | 25.5 | 2.4 |
9 | 31 | M | - | Previous | 1.5 | ++ | 28.1 | 7.2 |
10 | 57 | F | CREST | - | 1.2 | ++ | 30 | 0.7 |