[Sinobronchial syndrome].
The sinobronchial syndrome consists of chronic sinusitis and chronic nonspecific inflammation of the lower airways, typically chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis and diffuse panbronchiolitis. This airway disease of unknown etiology is not related to smoking. It is common in Japan and is poorly described in western countries. We report a case in a non-Asian patient. The known efficacy of long-term low-dose erythromycin therapy justifies careful diagnosis of sinobronchial syndrome in patients of non-Asian ethnic origin.
Courbot
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Service des Maladies Respiratoires et Réanimation Respiratoire, CHU de Nancy-Brabois, 54511 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy.
Chabot
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Jankowski
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Antunes
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Bene
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Plenat
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Polu
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JM
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D001988:Bronchiolitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D013577:Syndrome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004917:Erythromycin