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Suppressive BALF lymphocyte phenotype in a patient with prolonged stable alveolar proteinosis
P Panagou1, S Loukides, S Tsipra
1Pulmonary Department, Army General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Respiration; International Review of Thoracic Diseases
|April 2, 1998
Abstract:
The case history of a 25-year-old man suffering from idiopathic alveolar proteinosis is described. The patient showed a prolonged stable mild disease and a distinct suppressive phenotypic profile of BALF lymphocytes. Specifically, a low T4/T8 ratio and a high percentage of CD11b+ T8 lymphocytes was found. Correlations with disease expression are made.