Table 3—

Diagnoses in patients included in the European Respiratory Society Task Force study

PatientsLung biopsy
AllAged <2 yrs
Pulmonary haemosiderosis1456
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis1477
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis2408
Langerhans cell histiocytosis33
Sarcoidosis29111
Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis11
Lymphocyte infiltrative disorder1
Auto-immune related interstitial lung disease3
Desquamative interstitial pneumonitis131113
Usual interstitial pneumonitis727
Lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis1
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis461232
Interstitial pneumonitis211517
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