Role of omalizumab and steroids in Churg-Strauss syndrome

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 600-601

  Spina, Maria Francesca ^a   Miadonna, Antonio ^a  

^a FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OMALIZUMAB; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ASTHMA; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; HUMAN; LETTER; LOEFFLER PNEUMONIA; MALE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ASTHMA; CHURG-STRAUSS SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 69349099221     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.05.023     Document Type: Letter

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