Patient 1 | Patient 2 | |||
Time 0 | Time 1 | Time 0 | Time 1 | |
BAL | ||||
Cells n ×105 cells·mL−1 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
Cells n ×106 | 13.5 | 40.5 | 22.5 | 18 |
Lymphocytes % | 35 | 40 | 55 | 46 |
CD3+ % | 97 | 93 | 94 | 95 |
CD3+/CD4+ % | 16 | 21 | 22 | 12 |
CD3+/CD8+ % | 80 | 50 | 60 | 76 |
PBL | ||||
CD3+ % (cells·mm−3) | 76 (2347) | 76 (3007) | 68 (1905) | 75 (1332) |
CD3+/CD4+ % (cells·mm−3) | 33 (1019) | 34 (1353) | 40 (1124) | 47 (839) |
CD3+/CD8+ %c (ells·mm−3) | 39 (1205) | 38 (1503) | 18 (514) | 18 (320) |
Lymphocytes were gated by forward- and side-scatter, and the values for the percentages of CD3+, CD4+/CD3+ and CD8+/CD3+ cells calculated. Both cellular patterns show typical features of TCD8+ lymphocytic alveolitis.