Single Center Experience of Five Diffuse Panbronchiolitis Patients Clinically Presenting as Severe Asthma
Journal of Korean Medical Science
;
: 823-828, 2015.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-146113
ABSTRACT
Diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB) is a bronchiolitis affecting the whole lung fields which can be treated by macrolide. Especially East Asian patients are more susceptible to diffuse panbronchiolitis. As asthma and DPB both can cause airway obstruction, differential diagnosis is important for the 2 diseases. Here we report 5 patients with DPB clinically presenting as severe asthma in Korea, who were well treated by macrolide. Among the 5 patients, 2 could stop their asthma inhalers and the other 3 could reduce asthma medications after diagnosis and treatment of DPB. In conclusion, considering DPB as differential diagnosis for asthmatics in Asian ethnic groups is important.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Asthma
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Severity of Illness Index
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Bronchiolitis
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Treatment Outcome
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Macrolides
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Anti-Asthmatic Agents
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Haemophilus Infections
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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