Table 1

Radiological resolution and lung function parameters at follow up

Patient no.Time to radiological resolution (mth)FEV1 (% predicted)MMEF25–75 (% predicted)FVC (% predicted)FEV1/FVC (%)RV (% predicted)TLC (% predicted)RV/TLC (%)
1 2110.7 90.7108.6 97113.9101.2111.2
216 89.6 91.1 83.6 97.8108.2123.7168.3
3 3101.9 96.8 88112.9115.9 90131.1
4 3 93.1 70 83.9112.5191.2 98.9194.8
5 6104.7115107.8 97.7193.9152.9134.7
6 2117.2159.3 95.5117.1 59.7 87.4 70.9
7 2108.7111.3 99.8 95.35 98.4 85.2114.4
8 2121.4115.3105.4109.5128.4 74.5135.6
9 3112.4115.1 93.2114.5179.5104.3168.5
10 2102.2 94.3 91.2 95.17164.9 88.2191.8
11 2120.9129.1 99.6 98.4157.2106.1143.2
12 2109.5112.4 99.7 91.8 77.9 87.8 89.6
13 6104.8 99.8 85.3 98.3 80.5 82 96.5
14 1
Mean 3.71107.4107.7 95.5102.9128.4 98.6134.6
SD 3.83 9.6 21.7 8.8 8.8 44.9 20.6 38.4
Median 2108.7111.3 95.5 98.3115.9 90.0134.7