Two cases of atopic cough successfully treated by oral cleansing with amphotericin B: Relationship with Basidiomycetes detected from pharyngeal swab

Allergology International

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-196

  Ogawa, Haruhiko ^a,b   Fujimura, Masaki ^a   Tofuku, Yohei ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b Division of Pulmonary Medicine   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B (oral cleansing); Anti fungal drug; Atopic cough; Basidiomycetes; Pharyngeal swab

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CAPSAICIN; CETIRIZINE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METHACHOLINE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BASIDIOMYCETES; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; THROAT CULTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3142586965     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1592.2004.00313.x     Document Type: Article

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