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Airway Hyperreactivity in Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia

1988; Elsevier BV; Volume: 93; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1378/chest.93.5.1105

1931-3543

Sunil K. Chhabra, S.N. Gaur,

Asthma and respiratory diseases

Eosinophils were recently proposed to act as prime inflammation-producing cells in asthma. Tissue eosinophil infiltration is an important feature of another disease, tropical pulmonary eosinophilia. Airway reactivity was determined in two patients with the latter disease and both were found to be hyperreactive. Eosinophils were recently proposed to act as prime inflammation-producing cells in asthma. Tissue eosinophil infiltration is an important feature of another disease, tropical pulmonary eosinophilia. Airway reactivity was determined in two patients with the latter disease and both were found to be hyperreactive.