- Case Report
- A Case of Diffuse Panbronchiolitis Developing in Childhood
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Jung Hoon You, Hyung Shin Lee, Kyung Yil Lee, Ja Hyun Hong, Mi Hee Lee, Byung Cheol Lee
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2005;48(1):97-100. Published online January 15, 2005
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Diffuse panbronchiolitis(DPB) is a chronic inflammatory airway disease predominantly affecting respiratory bronchioles, with distinct clinicopathological profiles. It was first described in 1966 by Yamanaka et al. The etiology of DPB is not yet clear, and the natural history of the disease is respiratory failure leading to cor pulmonale and ultimately death. But the long-term use of low-dose macrolide has proven... |
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- Original Article
- Serum ECP, RANTES and Eotaxin Levels in Infants with Bronchiolitis
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Jong Seo Yoon, Mi Hee Lee, Joon Sung Lee
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(2):170-176. Published online February 15, 2004
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Purpose : Viral respiratory infection, especially respiratory syncytial(RS) virus, can predispose sufferers to the development of asthma by mechanisms that are presently undetermined. The role of inflammatory mediators in pathogenesis of asthma and RS virus disease is not well-understood. We investigated the performance of serum eosinophil cationic protein(ECP), regulated on activation normal T-cell expressed and secreted(RANTES) and eotaxin levels on... |
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