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Table 1 Bronchoalveolar lavage cell counts and differentials at diagnosis

From: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in children on La Réunion Island: a new inherited disorder?

 

Median

IQR

Total cell count (ml-1)*

620,000

330,000 – 900,000

Differential (%)

  

Macrophages

62.5

48 – 75

Neutrophils

27.5

21.5 – 55

Lymphocytes

5

4.5 – 13

  1. Data are presented as median and interquartiles range (IQR) for the 16 diagnostic broncho-alveolar lavages.
  2. *Total cell count is reported for 8 BAL as BALF cellularity was undetermined (described as “uncountable”) for the 8 others.
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Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

ISSN: 1750-1172