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| Bartholo,R.M.; Zaltman,C.; Elia,C.; Cardoso,A.P.; Flores,V.; Lago,P.; Cassabian,L.; Carvalho Dorileo,F.; Lapa-e-Silva,J.R.. |
| With the aim of investigating the presence of latent inflammatory process in the lungs of patients with Crohn's disease, 15 patients with Crohn's disease were evaluated by spirometry, the methacholine challenge test, induced sputum, and skin tests for inhaled antigens. Serum IgE, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and hematocrit were also determined. The patients were compared with 20 healthy controls by the Mann-Whitney and Fisher exact tests. Their respiratory physical examination was normal. None had a personal or family history of clinical atopy. None had a previous history of pulmonary disease, smoking or toxic bronchopulmonary exposure. None had sinusitis, migraine, diabetes mellitus, or cardiac failure. Four (26.6%) of the patients with Crohn's disease... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Inflammatory bowel disease; Crohn's disease; Bronchial hyperresponsiveness; Lymphocytosis. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005000200007 |
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