| Literature DB >> 12110817 |
Jocelyne Just1, Lydia Fournier, Isabelle Momas, Chiara Zambetti, Fathia Sahraoui, Alain Grimfeld.
Abstract
To evaluate the relationship between clinical parameters and differential cell counts, bronchoalveolar lavage was performed in 79 asthmatic infants and children with unusual asthma. Multivariate analysis showed significant associations between (1) allergic asthma and the presence of alveolar eosinophils and (2) persistent and longer asthma and an increased number of alveolar neutrophils. Our results provide the first evidence that in asthmatic infants and children eosinophilic inflammation is related to allergic sensitization.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12110817 DOI: 10.1067/mai.2002.123304
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Allergy Clin Immunol ISSN: 0091-6749 Impact factor: 10.793