Chronic bronchiolitis in a 5-yr-old child after exposure to sulphur mustard gas

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 343-346

  Dompeling, Edward ^a   Jobsis Q ^a   Vandevijver, N M A ^a   Wesseling, G ^a   Hendriks, H ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis; Poison gas; Sulphur mustard gas

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYSTEINE; DEXAMETHASONE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; METHENAMINE; MUSTARD GAS; PREDNISONE; SODIUM THIOSULFATE;

ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHIOLITIS; BURN; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL WARFARE; DETERIORATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPOSURE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; IRAQ; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

BIOPSY; BRONCHI; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GAS POISONING; HUMANS; IRAQ; LUNG; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MUSTARD GAS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 1042292617     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.04.00100004     Document Type: Article

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