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(Chest. 1961;39:68-70.)
© 1961 American College of Chest Physicians

Pulmonary Atelectasis Complicating Bronchial Asthma

HARRY B. GREENBERG M.D., F.C.C.P.1

1 Department of Medicine, Touro Infirmary.

Bronchoscopic aspiration and lavage may be of great value in persons suffering from intractable bronchial asthma. Persistence of asthmatic paroxysms in spite of adequate therapy suggests the presence of some complication. Careful physical and roentgenographic examination will often reveal the presence of previously unsuspected atelectasis.






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