Pathogenesis of tropical pulmonary eosinophilia: Parasitic alveolitis and parallels with asthma

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-3

  Marshall, B G ^a,b   Wilkinson, R J ^a   Davidson, R N ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; EOSINOPHILIA; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; LOEFFLER PNEUMONIA; LUNG ALVEOLITIS; LUNG INFILTRATE; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; WHEEZING;

EID: 0031889707     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(98)90022-1     Document Type: Review

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