Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics of 6 Chinese adult patients with FB.

From: The Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Follicular Bronchiolitis in Chinese Adult Patients

 

Case 1

Case 2

Case 3

Case 4

Case 5

Case 6

Sex

M

F

F

F

M

F

Occupation

Clerk

Housekeeper

Bank Clerk

Clerk

Worker

Farmer

Smoking history

No

No

No

No

No

No

Dust exposure history

No

No

No

No

No

No

Age (years old)

33

32

40

55

51

51

Main complaints

None (Health Screening)

Dry cough, dyspnea

Cough, fever, dyspnea

None (Health Screening)

Dry cough

None (Health Screening)

WBC (3.5–9.5 × 109)

6.3

3.9

6.4

4.8

7.7

4.5

Hb (F: 115–150, M:130–175/L)

132

86

86

123

111

81

CRP (0–8 mg/L)

11.3

91.6

68.9

5.1

60.1

56.7

ESR (F < 15, M < 20 mm/h)

85

100

97

28

36

120

LDH (109–245 U/L)

163

220

105

165

166

111

Globulin (20–40 g/L)

54.9

43.8

49.2

35.4

24.6

71.8

IgG (8–16 g/L)

37.5

25.9

30.9

18.0

Not available

44.9

IgA (0.7–3.3 g/L)

7.49

7.6

3.44

1.78

Not available

7.47

IgM (0.5–2.2 g/L)

2.07

1.0

4.74

0.88

Not available

2.84

FVC Pred %

Normal

62.1

Normal

92.6

99.4

105.3

FEV1/ FVC %

Normal

82.20

Normal

89.9

84.5

83.9

DLCO Pred %

Normal

Not available

Normal

77.4

Not available

67.2

Underlying Disease

IPAF

SS

SS, MCD, CLL

Lung abscess

MCD

  1. WBC: white blood cell; Hb: hemoglobin; CRP: C reactive protein; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; FVC: forced vital capacity; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second; DLCO: diffusing capacity of the lung for CO2; IPAF: idiopathic pneumonia with autoimmune features; SS: Sjogren syndrome; MCD: multi-centric castlemans’ disease; CLL: chronic lymphocytic leukemia.