Open AccessSputum Neutrophilia Can Mask Eosinophilic Bronchitis During Exacerbations
Author(s) -
Liesel D’silva,
Christopher Allen,
Frederick E. Hargreave,
Krishnan Parameswaran
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
canadian respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1916-7245
pISSN - 1198-2241
DOI - 10.1155/2007/190618
Subject(s) - medicine , neutrophilia , sputum , bronchitis , eosinophilic , eosinophilia , bronchiectasis , intensive care medicine , dermatology , immunology , pathology , tuberculosis , lung
Exacerbations of airway disease are eosinophilic, neutrophilic, both or neither. The primary objective of the present study was to identify whether the treatment of a neutrophilic bronchitis can unmask an associated eosinophilia.
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