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J Heart Lung Transplant
; 24(10): 1700-3, 2005 Oct.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16210150
RESUMEN
Although asthma is listed as an indication for lung transplantation, only 2 cases have been reported to date. Here, we describe a 42-year-old woman with progressive, severe, persistent bronchial asthma resistant to high-dose oral steroids and adjuvant immunosuppressive therapy. Because conventional and experimental therapeutic strategies failed, the patient was listed for bilateral lung transplantation and received a transplant shortly thereafter. At 12 months after transplantation, her lung function parameters are normal and an asthma attack has not occurred since.