Eosinophilic lung disease associated with Candida albicans allergy

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 502-504

  Pacheco, A ^a,b   Cuevas, M ^a   Carbelo, B ^a   Maiz L ^a   Pavon M J ^a   Perez I ^a   Quirce, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia; Leucocyte histamine release test; Specific immunoglobulins

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LOEFFLER PNEUMONIA; LUNG LAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0031842618     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12020502     Document Type: Article

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