The laboratory test results were as follows: hemoglobin, 10.2 g/dL; platelet count, 563,000/mm; white blood cells, 9,400/mm; eosinophils, 3%; ESR, 130 mm/h; HIV testing, negative; urea level, normal; antinuclear antibody testing, negative; rheumatoid factor testing, negative; anti-DNA antibody testing, negative; antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody testing, negative; BAL fluid, normal; direct bacteriological examination for nonspecific pathogens, negative; culture for nonspecific pathogens, negative; testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, negative; mycological examination, negative; bronchial brushing, negative; serial blood cultures for bacteria, negative; PPD testing, negative; serial sputum smear microscopy, negative; direct examination, negative; and culture, negative.
Estudios de laboratorio fueron como sigue: hemoglobina, 10,2 g/dL; plaquetas, 563.000/mm; glóbulos blancos, 9,400/mm; eosinófilos, 3%; VES, 130 mm/h; VIH, negativo; urea, normal; anticuerpos antinucleares, factor reumatoideo, anticuerpos anti-DNA y anticuerpos anticitoplasma de neutrófilos, negativos; LBA, normal; examen bacteriológico directo y cultivo para gérmenes inespecíficos, negativo; estudio para Mycobacterium tuberculosis y examen micológico, negativos; cepillado bronquial, normal; hemocultivos seriados para bacterias, negativos; PPD, negativo; baciloscopías seriadas, estudio directo y cultivo, negativos.