A case of diffuse panbronchiolitis effectively treated with low-dose macrolide antibiotics and leukotriene D4/E4 receptor antagonist

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1084-1086

  Abe, M ^a   Hashimoto, S ^b   Hara, H ^c  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Hara Doi Hospital

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; LEUKOTRIENE; MACROLIDE; PRANLUKAST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031670585     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(98)90361-4     Document Type: Article

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