Eosinophilic Inflammation in Asthma

Bousquet, Jean; Chanez, Pascal; Yves Lacoste, Jean; Barnéon, G; Ghavanian, Nouchine; Enander, I.; Venge, Per; Ahlstedt, S.; Simony-Lafontaine, Joëlle; Godard, Philippe; Michel, François-Bernard

doi:10.1056/nejm199010113231505

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Eosinophilic Inflammation in Asthma

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Oct 11, 1990

Authors:

Jean Bousquet

Pascal Chanez

Jean Yves Lacoste

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND METHODS: The importance of eosinophils in the pathogenesis of bronchial asthma is not established. In an attempt to evaluate the role of eosinophilic inflammation in asthma, we compared 10 normal subjects with 43 patients with chronic asthma, 19 of whom had severe disease as assessed ...

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Medicine

Bronchoalveolar lavage

Asthma

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