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Bronchial Reactivity in Western Red Cedar Induced Asthma
Author(s) -
Hamilton R. D.,
Crockett A. J.,
Ruffin R. E.,
Alpers J. H.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1979.tb04170.x
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , inhalation , histamine , reactivity (psychology) , bronchial hyperreactivity , immunology , pathology , lung , respiratory disease , anesthesia , alternative medicine
Summary: Bronchial reactivity in western red cedar induced asthma. R. D. Hamilton, A. J. Crockett, R. E. Ruffin and J. H. Alpers, Aust. N.Z. J. Med., 1979, 9, pp. 417–419. A patient with Western red cedar induced asthma is described. The diagnosis was confirmed by a bronchial challenge with Western red cedar saw dust and the subsequent prolonged bronchial reactivity changes were measured using histamine inhalation tests.