Chromogranin-A Levels and Refractory Bronchospasm in Interstitial Lung Disease: A Preliminary Report on the Favourable Response to Octreotide
O. Elshafie, B. Jayakrishnan, M. Al Busaidi, B. Al Riyami, S. Hussein & N. Woodhouse · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015
Aims: A wide variety of lung pathologies are associated with pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia (PNECH). Presentation of Case: We report two patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), severe persistent bronchospasm not responding to conventional therapy, and raised chr...
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10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15655