Aspergillus fumigatus is the causative agent of hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by esparto dust

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 147-148

  Quirce, Santiago ^a,c   Hinojosa, Miguel ^a   Blanco, Rosa ^a   Cespon, Constantino ^a   Yoldi, Margarita ^b  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GRASS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG BIOPSY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0031867644     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70067-3     Document Type: Article

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