title: Unsuspected mild emphysema in nonsmoking patients with chronic asthma with persistent airway obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Division, Department of Medicine, Lakewood Regional Medical Center (LRMC), Lakewood, Calif; Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif. Electronic address: afgelb1@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Arthur F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Gelb
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, LRMC, Lakewood, Calif.
authors.forename: Alfred
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Sao Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Thais
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mauad
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, LRMC, Lakewood, Calif.
authors.forename: Jozef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kollin
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, LRMC, Lakewood, Calif.
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Schein
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Research Institute and Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Radiology, University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif.
authors.forename: Jay A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Nadel
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D058647:Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D056151:Airway Remodeling; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004548:Elasticity; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D020024:Leukotriene Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D058647:Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists; D020024:Leukotriene Antagonists; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor