Table 2– Laboratory data
CaseAutoantibodiesFarmer’s/avian pptnAspergillusPulmonary physiology patternTL,CO %
1NoNoNoRestrictive62.5
2RF positiveNot performedNot performedRestrictiveNot performed
3Antiribosomal Ab positiveNoNoRestrictive73
4NoRestrictive31.2
5ANCA positive (crescentic glomerulonephritis), RF positive, anti-CCP Ab positiveNoNoRestrictive44
6NoRestrictive55
7NoNoNoRestrictive57.1
8ANF-IF speckled nuclei, equivocal dsDNA Ab, cardiolipin IgM Ab positiveNoIgG positiveRestrictive35
9NoNoNoNormal107.7
10NoA. fumigatus type 1 pptn positiveRestrictive39.5
11RF positiveNoNoRestrictive22.3
12NoRestrictive44
  • pptn: precipitin; TL,CO: transfer factor of the lung for carbon monoxide; RF: rheumatoid factor; Ab: antibody; ANCA: anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody; CCP: cyclic citrullinated peptide; ANF-IF: anti-nuclear factor immunofluorescence; dsDNA: double-stranded DNA; Ig: immunoglobulin.