Table 2

Electron microscopic (EM) findings of asthmatic children

Case no	Loss of ciliated cells	Lymphocyte infiltration	Eosinophil infiltration	BM thickening	Degranulating mast cells	Active fibroblast	Goblet cell hyperplasia	Collagen synthesis
1	+	+				+
2		+			+	+
3	+	+				+		+
4	+		+		+	+	+
52-150					+	+		+
6		+
7	+			+	+	+	+
8	+	+		+	+
9	+	+		+
10					+	+
N (%)	6 (60%)	6 (60%)	1 (10%)	3 (30%)	6 (60%)	7 (70%)	2 (20%)	2 (20%)

↵2-150 This patient had the lowest FEV₁ values.