Comparison of immunohistological dendritic cell parameters and the presence of in vivo confocal microscopy DFC
| DFC present | DFC absent | p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Cellular CD83 staining | n=17 | n=35 | 0.53* | ||
| 0 | 3 | 17.7 | 7 | 20.0 | |
| 1 | 11 | 64.7 | 17 | 48.6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 17.7 | 11 | 31.4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Median number of CD45 cells with dendritic morphology per field | n=17 | n=37 | 0.32† | ||
| 6 | 7 | ||||
*Fisher's exact test.
†Wilcoxon rank-sum test.
DFC, dendritiform cells on IVCM.