Itraconazole, an effective adjunctive treatment for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 404-408

  Santos, Alexandra ^a   Loureiro, G ^a   Faria, E ^a   Chieira, C ^a  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; Aspergillus; Asthma; Bronchiectasis; Itraconazole

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ITRACONAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PRICK TEST; RHINOSINUSITIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WHEEZING;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS, ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350230164     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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