Assessment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder in relation to reversibility, IgE, eosinophil, and neutrophil count in a University Teaching Hospital in South Delhi, India | Zendy

Razia Khanam | Zendy; VirenderP. Singh Rathod | Zendy; Prem Kapoor | Zendy; KK Pillai | Zendy

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Assessment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder in relation to reversibility, IgE, eosinophil, and neutrophil count in a University Teaching Hospital in South Delhi, India

Author(s) -

Razia Khanam,

VirenderP. Singh Rathod,

Prem Kapoor,

KK Pillai

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268

H-Index - 36

eISSN - 0976-4879

pISSN - 0975-7406

DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.72136

Subject(s) - medicine , eosinophil , copd , asthma , immunoglobulin e , outpatient clinic , bronchodilator , pulmonary function testing , immunology , antibody

The physiological and clinical similarities between asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) make their differentiation difficult. In the present study, we compared reversibility to bronchodilator, immunoglobulin E (IgE), blood eosinophil and neutrophil levels among asthma and COPD patients to differentiate these diseases.

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