Evidence of allergic inflammation in the middle ear and nasopharynx in atopic children with otitis media with effusion

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 345-351

  Nguyen, Lily H P ^a   Manoukian, John J ^a   Tewfik, Ted L ^a   Sobol, Steven E ^b   Joubert, Philippe ^c   Mazer, Bruce D ^a   Schloss, Melvin D ^a   Taha, Rame ^c   Hamid, Qutayba A ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adenoid; Allergy; Atopy; Interferon ; Interleukin 4; Interleukin 5; Otitis media with effusion; United Airways Concept

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CELL INFILTRATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; MYRINGOTOMY; NASOPHARYNX; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; SKIN TEST; TH2 CELL;

EID: 15444369066     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2004.03073     Document Type: Article

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