Eosinophil-derived neurotoxin, elastase, and cytokine profile in effusion from eosinophilic otitis media

Background: Eosinophilic otitis media (EOM) is an intractable disease characterized by a remarkably viscous effusion and accumulation of numerous eosinophils in both the middle ear effusion and the mucosa. The key factors in EOM pathogenesis remain unclear. The purpose of this study is to identify t...

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Main Authors: Hirotaka Uchimizu, Yoshinori Matsuwaki, Masahiko Kato, Nobuyosi Otori, Hiromi Kojima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Allergology International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015000982