Centrilobular opacities in the asthmatic lung successfully treated with inhaled ciclesonide and tiotropium: With assessment of alveolar nitric oxide levels

Allergology International

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 381-385

  Kiyokawa, Hirofumi ^a   Matsumoto, Hisako ^a   Nakaji, Hitoshi ^a   Niimi, Akio ^a   Ito, Isao ^a   Ono, Kikuko ^a   Takeda, Tomoshi ^a   Oguma, Tsuyoshi ^a   Otsuka, Kojiro ^a   Mishima, Michiaki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alveolar nitric oxide; Asthma; Centrilobular opacities; Eosinophilic bronchiolitis; Extra fine particle inhaled corticosteroids

Indexed keywords

CICLESONIDE; FLUTICASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PRANLUKAST; SALMETEROL; THEOPHYLLINE; TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE;

ADULT; ALVEOLAR NITRIC OXIDE LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BRONCHIAL WALL THICKENING; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHUS DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CENTRILOBULAR OPACITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG RELEASE; DYSPNEA; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; SEROLOGY; SMOKING CESSATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WHEEZING;

EID: 79960703634     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.10-CR-0251     Document Type: Article

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