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Table 2 BALF cell count and differential for NEHI, FB, CF and DC

From: Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cytokine profiles in neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy and follicular bronchiolitis

Med

NEHI

FB

CF

Non-CF DC

KW

(p25, p75)

(N = 22)

(N = 6)

(N = 7)

(N = 6)

p value

WBC

173 (88, 236)

761 (238, 1070)

650 (191, 1200)

500 (287, 1150)

0.02

RBC

16 (2, 40)

175 (61, 267)

33 (7, 1100)

150.5 (22, 326)

0.07

Segs %

2.5 (1, 5)

10 (2, 43)

67 (32, 79)

13 (3, 34)

<.01

EOS %

0 (0, 0)

0.5 (0, 1)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 1)

0.44

Lymphocytes %

7 (2, 10)

7.5 (2, 15)

1 (0, 3)

9 (5, 11)

0.07

Macrophages & Monos %

84 (76, 90)

77 (43, 88)

30 (14, 61)

63 (55, 86)

<.01

Epithelium %

1.5 (0, 6)

0 (0, 1)

0 (0, 2)

3.5 (0, 9)

0.21