A retrospective study of bronchial hyperresponsiveness in patients with asthma before the onset of Churg-Strauss syndrome

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 336-343

  Tsurikisawa, Naomi ^a   Tsuburai, Takahiro ^a   Saito, Hiroshi ^a   Morita, Sonoko ^a   Horiguchi, Yoriko ^a   Mitomi, Hiroyuki ^a   Akiyama, Kazuo ^a  

^a SAGAMIHARA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial hyperresponsiveness; Churg strauss syndrome; Eosinophilia; Lung function; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; CHURG-STRAUSS SYNDROME; COHORT STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34447278129     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2007.28.2997     Document Type: Article

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