Comparison of clonality in blood and BAL fluid in 41 patients
Characteristic . | No. patients . |
|---|---|
| Patients with unpreviously diagnosed B-NHL | 29 |
| Clonal BAL fluid | |
| Blood+ | |
| Al* | 1 |
| Blood− | |
| NHL | 2 |
| Al | 2 |
| Infectious pneumoniae | 1 |
| Nonclonal BAL fluid | |
| Blood+ | |
| Al* | 1 |
| Undertermined | 1 |
| Blood− | |
| Diffuse interstitial pneumoniae | 11 |
| Infectious pneumoniae | 8 |
| Castleman disease | 1 |
| Undetermined | 1 |
| Patients with previously diagnosed B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder | 12 |
| Clonal BAL fluid | |
| Blood+ | |
| Kaposi sarcoma | 1 |
| DLBCL | 1 |
| Blood− | |
| Undetermined | 2 |
| Nonclonal BAL fluid | |
| Blood+ | |
| Cryoglobulinemia | 1 |
| Blood− | |
| NHL | 1 |
| Diffuse interstitial pneumoniae | 3 |
| Infectious pneumoniae | 2 |
| Cancer | 1 |
| Undetermined | 1 |
Characteristic . | No. patients . |
|---|---|
| Patients with unpreviously diagnosed B-NHL | 29 |
| Clonal BAL fluid | |
| Blood+ | |
| Al* | 1 |
| Blood− | |
| NHL | 2 |
| Al | 2 |
| Infectious pneumoniae | 1 |
| Nonclonal BAL fluid | |
| Blood+ | |
| Al* | 1 |
| Undertermined | 1 |
| Blood− | |
| Diffuse interstitial pneumoniae | 11 |
| Infectious pneumoniae | 8 |
| Castleman disease | 1 |
| Undetermined | 1 |
| Patients with previously diagnosed B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder | 12 |
| Clonal BAL fluid | |
| Blood+ | |
| Kaposi sarcoma | 1 |
| DLBCL | 1 |
| Blood− | |
| Undetermined | 2 |
| Nonclonal BAL fluid | |
| Blood+ | |
| Cryoglobulinemia | 1 |
| Blood− | |
| NHL | 1 |
| Diffuse interstitial pneumoniae | 3 |
| Infectious pneumoniae | 2 |
| Cancer | 1 |
| Undetermined | 1 |
Al indicates diffuse interstitial pneumoniae associated with autoimmune disease.