Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Bronchitis and asthma in the setting of vitamin D deficiency

  • Case Report
  • Published:
Allergo Journal International Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1

Abbreviations

COPD:

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

ECLIA:

Electrochemiluminescence immunoassay

ECP:

Eosinophil cationic protein

IgA:

Immunoglobulin A

IgE:

Immunoglobulin E

IgG:

Immunoglobulin G

IgM:

Immunoglobulin M

IOM:

Institute of Medicine

MEF:

Maximal expiratory flow

RAST:

Radioallergosorbent test

References

  1. Bozzetto S, Carraro S, Giordano G, Boner A, Baraldi E. Asthma, allergy and respiratory infections: the vitamin D hypothesis. Allergy 2011; 67: 10–17

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  2. Herr C, Greulich T, Koczulla RA et al. The role of vitamin D in pulmonary disease: COPD, asthma, infection, and cancer. Respir Res 2011; 12: 31

    Article  CAS  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. Teutemacher H. Vitamin D-Substitution bei Asthma und/ oder COPD — ein Erfahrungsbericht. In: Reichrath J, Lehmann B, Spitz J. Vitamin D Update 2012. München: Dustri, 2012

  4. Holick MF. Vitamin D: Sonne, Quellen und die „D-batte“. In: Reichrath J, Lehmann B, Spitz J. Vitamin D Update 2012. München, Dustri, 2012

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Malteser Lungen- und Allergiezentrum Bonn, Weberstraße 118, 53113, Bonn, Deutschland

    Joachim Sennekamp

Authors
  1. Joachim Sennekamp
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Joachim Sennekamp.

Additional information

Conflict of interest

The author states that there are no conflicts of interest.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Sennekamp, J. Bronchitis and asthma in the setting of vitamin D deficiency. Allergo J Int 23, 113–114 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40629-014-0016-2

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40629-014-0016-2

Key words

Search

Navigation