Research Article
Near Fatal Asthma: Clinical and Airway Biopsy Characteristics
Table 3
Pathology findings of large airways in near fatal asthma exacerbation (NFE I group, ).
| Subject | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Eosinophils | 3+ | 3+ | 3+ | 3+ | 0+ | 1+ | 0+ | 3+ | 1+ | Neutrophils | 1+ | 1+ | 1+ | 3+ | 1+ | 1+ | 1+ | 3+ | 1+ | Lymphocytes | 3+ | 3+ | 3+ | 3+ | 2+ | 2+ | 2+ | 3+ | 3+ | Plasma cells | 1+ | 2+ | 2+ | 3+ | 1+ | 1+ | 2+ | 2+ | 1+ | Mucinous metaplasia | 0% | 30% | 15% | 75% | 15% | 15% | 30% | 75% | 30% | Squamous metaplasia | 100% | 20% | 30% | 50% | 10% | 20% | 30% | 20% | 50% | Inflammation | 3+ | 3+ | 2+ | 3+ | 1+ | 2+ | 3+ | 3+ | 3+ | Basal lamina | thick | thick | thick | thick | thick | thick | thick | thick | thick | Edema | mild | moderate | moderate | moderate | mild | moderate | moderate | moderate | mild | Vascularity Vessels/hpf | 10+ | 10+ | 10+ | 10+ | 10+ | 10+ | 10+ | 9+ | 9+ |
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