A case of flavor-induced lung disease

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 541-542

  Modi, Preeti ^a   Yadava, Ved ^a   Sreedhar, Radhika ^a   Khasawaneh, Faris ^a   Balk, Robert A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis obliterans; Diacetyl; Fibrosing inflammatory disorder; Food flavorings; Popcorn butter flavoring

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHOTREXATE; OMALIZUMAB; PREDNISONE;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LUNG AUSCULTATION; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; SYNCOPE; TACHYPNEA; WHEEZING;

ADULT; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; DIACETYL; FLAVORING AGENTS; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 43149096471     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31816bead7     Document Type: Article

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