Lower corticosteroid skin blanching response is associated with severe COPD.

Lower corticosteroid skin blanching response is associated with severe COPD.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by chronic airflow limitation caused by ongoing inflammatory and remodeling processes of the airways and lung tissue. Inflammation can be targeted by corticosteroids. However, airway inflammation is generally less responsive to steroids i...

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Main Authors: Susan J M Hoonhorst, Nick H T ten Hacken, Adèle T Lo Tam Loi, Leo Koenderman, Jan Willem J Lammers, Eef D Telenga, H Marike Boezen, Maarten van den Berge, Dirkje S Postma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3951419?pdf=render

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