Seasonal changes in nasal cytology in mite-allergic patients

Journal of Inflammation Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-44

  Gelardi, Matteo ^a   Peroni, Diego G ^b   Incorvaia, Cristoforo ^c   Quaranta, Nicola ^a   De Luca, Concetta ^a   Barberi, Salvatore ^d   Dell'Albani, Ilaria ^e   Landi, Massimo ^f   Frati, Franco ^e   de Beaumont, Olivier ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c ICP Hospital   (Italy)

^d SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Medical and Scientific Department   (Italy)

^f ASL TO1   (Italy)

^g Global Medical Affairs Department   (France)

Author keywords

Allergens; Allergic rhinitis; House dust mite; Nasal inflammation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MAST CELL; NASAL CYTOLOGY; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NOSE MUCOSA; PLASMA CELL; RESPIRATORY TRACT EXAMINATION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 84897398531     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787031     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2147/JIR.S54581     Document Type: Article

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