Bronchial neutrophilia in patients with noninfectious status asthmaticus

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 394-402

  Lamblin, Catherine ^b   Gosset, Philippe ^b   Tillie Leblond, Isabelle ^b   Saulnier, Fabienne ^b   Marquette, Charles Hugo ^b   Wallaert, B ^b   Tonnel, A B ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; HISTAMINE; INTERLEUKIN 8; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; SALBUTAMOL; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; ASTHMATIC STATE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NEUTROPHILIA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0031888467     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.157.2.97-02099     Document Type: Article

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