Numbers of mast cells detected by toluidine blue compared with mast cell tryptase immunostaining
| Mast cells/mm2 of cortex median (range) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis | Toluidine blue (pH 1.0) | Mast cell tryptase | p Value |
| p Values were calculated using the Mann-Whitney U test. | |||
| CPN, chronic obstructive pyelonephritis; CVR, chronic vascular rejection. | |||
| Normal kidney | 0.2 (0–0.8) | 1.4 (0.3–3.6) | 0.03 |
| CVR | 12.5 (6.9–14.3) | 41.3 (25.3–52.3) | <0.01 |
| CPN | 7 (1.6–12) | 37.8 (23.5–47.1) | <0.01 |