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  • Title: Bilateral lung transplantation for severe persistent and difficult asthma.
    Author: Wirtz HR, Kroegel C, Caffier P, Bittner H.
    Journal: J Heart Lung Transplant; 2005 Oct; 24(10):1700-3. PubMed ID: 16210150.
    Abstract:
    Although asthma is listed as an indication for lung transplantation, only 2 cases have been reported to date. Here, we describe a 42-year-old woman with progressive, severe, persistent bronchial asthma resistant to high-dose oral steroids and adjuvant immunosuppressive therapy. Because conventional and experimental therapeutic strategies failed, the patient was listed for bilateral lung transplantation and received a transplant shortly thereafter. At 12 months after transplantation, her lung function parameters are normal and an asthma attack has not occurred since.
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