Bronchoalveolar lavage cytology in connective tissue disease with and without associated interstitial lung disease

Disease	With ILD	Without ILD
Progressive systemic sclerosis	Neutrophils, eosinophils	Neutrophils, eosinophils
Rheumatoid arthritis	Neutrophils, lymphocytes	Lymphocytes (CD4+, T5/9)
Primary Sjögren's syndrome	Neutrophils, lymphocytes (CD8+)	Lymphocytes (CD4+)
Systemic lupus erythematosus	Neutrophils, lymphocytes	Lymphocytes
Dermatopolymyositis	Neutrophils	Neutrophils
Mixed connective tissue disease	Neutrophils	Neutrophils
Secondary Sjögren's syndrome	Neutrophils, lymphocytes (CD8+)	Neutrophils, lymphocytes (CD8+)

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Presence of interstitial lung disease (ILD) is judged by clinical and radiographic findings.

Redrawn from Wallaert B, Rossi GA, Sibille Y, Eur Respir J 1990; 3:942.

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