Korean J Med.  2009 Mar;76(3):274-281.

Eosinophilic lung diseases: diagnosis & treatment

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  • 1Department of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

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.

Keyword

Eosinophil; Eosinophilic lung diseases; Diagnosis; Treatment

MeSH Terms

Biology
Consensus
Eosinophils
Lung
Lung Diseases
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