Outcomes of immunosuppressive therapy in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Outcomes of immunosuppressive therapy in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis

In chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (CHP), lack of improvement or declining lung function may prompt use of immunosuppressive therapy. We hypothesised that use of azathioprine or mycophenolate mofetil with prednisone reduces adverse events and lung function decline, and improves transplant-free...

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Main Authors: Ayodeji Adegunsoye, Justin M. Oldham, Evans R. Fernández Pérez, Mark Hamblin, Nina Patel, Mitchell Tener, Deepa Bhanot, Lacey Robinson, Sam Bullick, Lena Chen, Scully Hsu, Matthew Churpek, Donald Hedeker, Steven Montner, Jonathan H. Chung, Aliya N. Husain, Imre Noth, Mary E. Strek, Rekha Vij
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2017-08-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/3/3/00016-2017.full

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