Treatment of plastic bronchitis in acute chest syndrome of sickle cell disease with intratracheal rhDNase

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 626-627

  Manna, S S ^a   Shaw, J ^a   Tibby, S M ^a   Durward, A ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DORNASE ALFA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNASE1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ACUTE CHEST SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS MUCUS; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CROUPOUS BRONCHITIS; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMAN; MALE; MUCUS PLUG; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ACUTE DISEASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; HUMANS; MALE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0037830928     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.88.7.626     Document Type: Article

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