Two cases of Schizophyllum asthma: Is this a new clinical entity or a precursor of ABPM?

Pulmonary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 559-562

  Ogawa, Haruhiko ^a   Fujimura, Masaki ^b   Takeuchi, Yasuo ^c   Makimura, Koichi ^d  

^a Ishikawa ken Saiseikai Kanazawa Hospital   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis; Allergic fungal cough; Allergic fungal sinusitis; Schizophyllum asthma; Schizophyllum commune

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE PLUS FORMOTEROL; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; ITRACONAZOLE; MONTELUKAST; THEOPHYLLINE; TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE; TULOBUTEROL;

AGED; ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY MYCOSIS; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC FUNGAL SINUSITIS; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FUNGAL SINUSITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INHALATION TEST; LABORATORY TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG MYCOSIS; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SCHIZOPHYLLUM COMMUNE; SEROLOGY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INVASIVE PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; SCHIZOPHYLLUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052408201     PISSN: 10945539     EISSN: 15229629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2011.04.030     Document Type: Article

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