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Bronchial Thermoplasty: A Novel Therapeutic Approach to Severe Asthma
Published on: November 4, 2010
[The treatment of early asthma]
1Helsingfors universitetscentralsjukhus, Allergisjukhuset, Helsingfors.
Abstract:
Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the bronchial mucosa associated with pulmonary function disorders of varying degrees of severity. The early detection of eosinophil-related mucosal inflammation constitutes both a diagnostic challenge and the key to treatment that may markedly improve outcome. Corticosteroids for inhalation are the first-line anti-inflammatory agents.
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