Clinical Manifestations and Treatment of Adult-Onset Asthma and Periocular Xanthogranuloma

Rodrigo Cavallazzi; Amyn Hirani; Tajender S Vasu; Robert C Sergott; Jurij R Bilyk; Ralph C Eagle; Sandra Weibel

doi:10.1155/2009/103241

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2009)

Clinical Manifestations and Treatment of Adult-Onset Asthma and Periocular Xanthogranuloma

Rodrigo Cavallazzi,
Amyn Hirani,
Tajender S Vasu,
Robert C Sergott,
Jurij R Bilyk,
Ralph C Eagle,
Sandra Weibel

Affiliations

Rodrigo Cavallazzi: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Amyn Hirani: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Tajender S Vasu: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Robert C Sergott: Wills Eye Institute, Department of Opthalmology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jurij R Bilyk: Wills Eye Institute, Department of Opthalmology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Ralph C Eagle: Wills Eye Institute, Department of Opthalmology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Sandra Weibel: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/103241
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 5
pp. 159 – 162

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Adult-onset asthma and periocular xanthogranuloma is an uncommon and recently described disease. Little is known about the condition because only a few case reports and series are available.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7503

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