Management of plastic bronchitis in a child with mild intermittent asthma

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 120, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 697-699

  Pawar, Sachin S ^a   Chun, Robert H ^a   Rao, Aparna R ^a   Kerschner, Joseph E ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchitis; Endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; SALBUTAMOL SULFATE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CHILD; CROUPOUS BRONCHITIS; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; LUNG COLLAPSE; MALE; MILD INTERMITTENT ASTHMA; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 81455138260     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348941112001101     Document Type: Article

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