Hypersensitivity pneumonitis and bronchial asthma attacks caused by environmental fungi

Allergology International

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 277-280

  Katayama, Nobuyuki ^a   Fujimura, Masaki ^a   Yasui, Masahide ^a   Ogawa, Haruhiko ^a   Nakao, Shinji ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bjerkandera adusta; Bronchial asthma; Home environmental provocation test; Hypersensitivity pneumonitis; Inhalation challenge test

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS ANTIGEN; BJERKANDERA ADUSTA ANTIGEN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PREDNISOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASTHMA; BJERKANDERA; BJERKANDERA ADUSTA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FUNGUS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; LUNG AUSCULTATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REMISSION; SKIN TEST; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 53749094220     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.C-07-56     Document Type: Article

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