The appearance of pollen in the lower airways |
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| Authors: | W. F. J. M. Dankaart L. O. M. J. Smithuis P. J. Blaauw F. TH.M. Spieksma |
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| Affiliation: | Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry , Elkerliek Hospital , P. O. Box 98, 5700 AB, Helmond, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | Whether pollen do reach the broncho-alveolar part of the respiratory tract to trigger a bronchospasm or not, has been studied for over a long period and many methods have been used. We assesed this question by the method of broncho-alveolar lavage and came to the conclusion that pollen do incidentally penetrate into the lower airways. It is probably not an event which happens very frequently and certainly not massively. |
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