Marked epithelial cell pathology and leukocyte paucity in persistently symptomatic severe asthma

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013 Dec 15;188(12):1475-7. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201308-1444LE.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Asthma / drug therapy
  • Asthma / immunology
  • Asthma / pathology*
  • Biopsy
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Drug Resistance*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leukocyte Count
  • Leukocytes / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use*
  • Respiratory Mucosa / immunology
  • Respiratory Mucosa / pathology*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Prednisolone