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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em Inglês
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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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Assunto principal:
Asma
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Índice de Gravidade de Doença
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Bronquiolite
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Resultado do Tratamento
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Macrolídeos
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Antiasmáticos
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Diagnóstico Diferencial
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Infecções por Haemophilus
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Adulto
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
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