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Refractory Asthma Treatment Is Complicated by Tracheobronchomalacia: Case Reports and Review of the Literature

Tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) is defined as the condition where the airway lumen narrows more than 50 percent. The acquired TBM usually occurs in adults; however, the prevalence of TBM in asthma is unknown. We report two cases of severe asthma in elderly patients that could not be controlled with high...

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Autores principales: Boonpiyathad, Sawad, Sangasapaviliya, Atik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3666332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23762075
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/735058