title: [T4/T8 ratio in bronchoalveolar lavage in sarcoidosis--a marker of activity and/or prognosis?].
abstract: In 158 patients with histologically confirmed intrathoracic sarcoidosis the T4/T8 quotient was checked in broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) for its informative value with regard to activity and prognosis of the disease. In asymptomatic patients with x-ray type I and normal lung function, in radiological remissions of x-ray types I and improvement in the course of disease in patients whose disease had initially been classified acute, we found statistically significantly higher T4/T8 quotients than in the other patient groups; we did not observe any deterioration in the course of the disease. High T4/T8 quotients will thus not generally point to an active or progressing disease; the information conveyed by these data is of limited clinical usefulness in individual cases only.
authors: II. Medizinische Klinik, Nordwest-Krankenhauses Sanderbusch.
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authors: de Wall
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authors: Z
authors: Atay
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authors: P
authors: Endres
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000276:immunology*; D016516:CD4-CD8 Ratio; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology
vernacular_title: T4/T8-Quotient in der bronchoalveolären Lavage (BAL) bei Sarkoidose--Marker von Aktivität und/oder Prognose?