Churg-strauss syndrome associated with zafirlukast

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Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 332-334

  Knoell, Daren L ^a   Lucas, Joel ^a   Allen, James N ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Eosinophilic lung disease; Leukotriene; Vasculitis; Zafirlukast

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUNISOLIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; ZAFIRLUKAST;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; EOSINOPHILIA; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE CONGESTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 0031819533     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.114.1.332     Document Type: Article

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