Journal article
Sputum Neutrophilia Can Mask Eosinophilic Bronchitis During Exacerbations
Abstract
BACKGROUND: 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.
METHODS: A retrospective survey of 2160 consecutive sputum cell counts from 1343 patients with airway disease was conducted to identify patients with an isolated neutrophilic bronchitis, which was defined …
Authors
D’silva L; Allen CJ; Hargreave FE; Parameswaran K
Journal
Canadian Respiratory Journal, Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 281–284
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
January 2007
DOI
10.1155/2007/190618
ISSN
1198-2241