Pulmonary eosinophilia associated with montelukast

Thorax

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 558-560

  Franco, José ^a,b   Artés, María José ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR PESET   (Spain)

^b Diputado Luis Lucia 19 5   (Spain)

Author keywords

Montelukast; Pulmonary eosinophilia; Side effects

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; MONTELUKAST;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOEFFLER PNEUMONIA; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032972753     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.54.6.558     Document Type: Article

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