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Table 2 Etiological diagnoses in the overall population

From: Immune alveolitis in interstitial lung disease: an attractive cytological profile in immunocompromised patients

Etiological diagnosis

Total (N = 249)

Pneumocystis pneumonia

59 (24)

Drug induced lung disease

49 (20)

Viral pneumonia

34 (14)

Uncertain diagnoses

26 (10)

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

25 (10)

Granulomatosis

25 (10)

 Sarcoidosis

19 (8)

 Common variable immunodeficiency

2 (1)

 Other granulomatosis

4 (1)

Other diagnoses

17 (7)

 Connective tissue disease

5 (2)

 Vasculitis

3 (1)

 Pulmonary graft versus host disease

3 (1)

 Bacteria (intracellular)

2 (1)

 Idiopathic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia

1 (0.5)

 Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia

1 (0.5)

 Lymphoma

1 (0.5)

 Silicosis

1 (0.5)

Mycobacteria

14 (6)

 Mycobacterium tuberculosis

11 (5)

 Non-tuberculous mycobacterium

3 (1)

  1. Data are presented as N (%)
  2. SD standard deviation, N number