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Table 1 Clinical and radiological features

From: Does transbronchial lung cryobiopsy give useful information in asthmatic patients?

 

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2

3

Sex

M

F

F

Age

37

74

48

Smoking Status

No

No

No

Exposure

No

No

No

Allergies

Acarus, olive, grasses

No

No

Age onset asthma

37

74

33

FEV1 (% pred)

84

120

86

DLCO (% pred)

74

62

68

Blood tests

Not relevant

IgE: 211

Eosinophils: 0,80 × 103/mmc (11,5%)

IgE: 442

Asthma therapy

Beclomethasone/Formoterol 200/6 bid

Beclomethasone/Formoterol 100/6 2 puff bid

Os: Prednisone 5 mg qd; Fluticasone/Vilanterol 184/22 qd

CT scan abnormalities

Peribronchiolar ground glass attenuation in the RUL, in the lingula and in both the posterior segments of the lower lobes. A thickening of the bronchial walls

Peribronchiolar ground glass opacities in the RUL, RLL, alveolar consolidations in the RLL and mediastinal lymphoadenopathies

Centrilobular micronodules and bronchiectasis in the medium lobe, in the right superior and inferior lobes

  1. RUL right upper lobe, RLL right lower lobe, LLL left lower lobe