Eosinophilic pneumonia caused by Aspergillus niger: Is oral cleansing with amphotericin B efficacious in preventing relapse of allergic pneumonitis?

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-98

  Ogawa, Haruhiko ^a   Fujimura, Masaki ^b   Tofuku, Yohei ^a   Kitagawa, Masanobu ^c  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c Hokuriku Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B (oral cleansing); Aspergillus niger; Bronchoprovocation test; Environmental survey; Eosinophilic pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CAPSAICIN; CETIRIZINE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METHACHOLINE; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL SULFATE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; LOEFFLER PNEUMONIA; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONHUMAN; PROVOCATION TEST; RELAPSE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG; LUNG LAVAGE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN TEST;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA; RECURRENCE; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 60549090011     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900802127030     Document Type: Article

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