Eosinophilic lung diseases: diagnosis & treatment.
- Author:
Dong Chull CHOI
1
Author Information
1. Department of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Eosinophil;
Eosinophilic lung diseases;
Diagnosis;
Treatment
- MeSH:
Biology;
Consensus;
Eosinophils;
Lung;
Lung Diseases
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2009;76(3):274-281
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
The eosinophilic lung diseases include various pulmonary disorders linked by common finding of an increased peripheral or tissue eosinophils. During the past decades, there has been a rapid increase in the understanding of eosinophil biology. However, there is no consensus about the classification and optimal treatment for eosinophilic lung diseases. Better understanding of the factors that regulate eosinophil traffic in the lung will leads us to better understanding of eosinophilic lung diseases.
