Eosinophilic pneumonia caused by Alternaria alternata

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1005-1008

  Ogawa, H ^a   Fujimura, M ^b   Amaike, S ^a   Matsumoto, Y ^a   Kitagawa, M ^c   Matsuda, T ^b  

^a TOYAMA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternaria alternata; Bronchoprovocation test; Environmental survey; Eosinophilic pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALTERNARIA; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LOEFFLER PNEUMONIA; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

EID: 0030661920     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1997.tb02421.x     Document Type: Article

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