Nonasthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis in a baker caused by fungal α-amylase and wheat flour

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 494-495

  Barranco, Pilar ^a   Fernandez Nieto M ^b,c   Del Pozo, V ^b,c   Sastre, B ^b,c   Larco, J I ^a   Quirce, S ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b Hospital UniversitarioFundación Jiménez Díaz   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

amylase; Eosinophilic bronchitis; Induced sputum; Wheat flour

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AMYLASE; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; BUDESONIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHACHOLINE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CASE REPORT; CELL COUNT; COUGHING; DOSIMETER; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FEMALE; FLOUR; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; NONASTHMATIC EOSINOPHILIC BRONCHITIS; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; SPIROMETRY; SPUTUM;

ALPHA-AMYLASES; BRONCHITIS; CELL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; FLOUR; FUNGI; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

EID: 57349176442     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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