Near Fatal Asthma: Clinical and Airway Biopsy Characteristics

Table 3

Pathology findings of large airways in near fatal asthma exacerbation (NFE I group, 𝑛=9).

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+