Table 2 Cryobiopsy data
From: Cryobiopsies are diagnostic in Pleuroparenchymal and Airway-centered Fibroelastosis
| Â | Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 | Patient 5 | Patient 6 | Patient 7 | Patient 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Site 1 | RUL (post) | RUL (post) | Lingula | RUL | RUL (ant) | RUL | LUL | RUL |
Histology site 1 | PPFE with nodular lymphoid aggregates | PPFE features | PPFE features | PPFE features | PPFE features | PPFE features with poorly formed granulomas and ossification | PPFE features | Peribronchiolar fibroelastosis with mild pleuro-parenchymal elastosis |
Site 2 | RUL (ant) | RUL (ant) | LUL | Â | RUL (post) | Â | Â | Â |
Histology site 2 | Normal pleura and parenchyma | PPFE features | PPFE features | Â | PPFE features | Â | Â | Â |
Pnx | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | N |
Drainage | N | Â | N | Â | N | Â | Â | Â |
Other complications | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
BAL (%) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
-macrophages | 57 | 6 | 49 | 53 | 78 | NA | 56 | NA |
-neutrophils | 35 | 92 | 40 | 7 | 10 | Â | 2 | Â |
-lymphocytes | 8 | 2 | 10 | 40 | 11 | Â | 42 | Â |
-eosinophils | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Â | 0 | Â |