Single Center Experience of Five Diffuse Panbronchiolitis Patients Clinically Presenting as Severe Asthma
Journal of Korean Medical Science
; : 823-828, 2015.
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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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Sujet Principal:
Asthme
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Indice de gravité de la maladie
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Bronchiolite
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Résultat thérapeutique
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Macrolides
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Antiasthmatiques
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Diagnostic différentiel
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Infections à Haemophilus
Type d'étude:
Diagnostic_studies
Limites du sujet:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
langue:
En
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Journal of Korean Medical Science
Année:
2015
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Article