Apparent response to anti-IgE therapy in two patients with refractory "forme fruste" of Churg-Strauss syndrome

Thorax

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 747-748

  Pabst, S ^a   Tiyerili, V ^a   Grohe C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b Thorax Centre Pulmonary Division   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; OMALIZUMAB; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG INFILTRATE; MYOCARDITIS; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; SKIN BIOPSY; STEROID THERAPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 49149124643     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2006.076513     Document Type: Article

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