Relapsing Polychondritis: Reversible Airway Obstruction Is Not Always Asthma

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 407-409

  Segel, Michael J ^a   Godfrey, Simon ^a   Berkman, Neville ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOMALACIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; RARE DISEASE; RELAPSING POLYCHONDRITIS; STENT; SYMPTOM; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; TRACHEOBRONCHOMALACIA;

EID: 1442331135     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/79.3.407     Document Type: Article

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