Eosinophilic exudative pleural effusion after initiation of tizanidine treatment: A case report

Pain Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-90

  Moufarrege, Ghassan ^a   Frank, Evan ^a   Carstens, Donna D ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2 receptor agonist; Antinociceptive properties; Eosinophilic exudative pleural effusion; Tizanidine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANALGESIC AGENT; BACLOFEN; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE NAPSILATE; FENTANYL; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; SALBUTAMOL SULFATE; SALMETEROL XINAFOATE; TIZANIDINE; ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT; DYE; FLUOXETINE; GABAPENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIARRHEA; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; EOSINOPHILIA; EXUDATE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LAMINECTOMY; LEG DISEASE; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; NAUSEA; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PLEURA EFFUSION; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; EOSINOPHIL; LEG CRAMP; WORK DISABILITY;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLONIDINE; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PLEURAL EFFUSION;

EID: 0042533500     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4637.2003.03003.x     Document Type: Article

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