Montelukast-related Churg-Strauss vasculitis presenting with peripheral neuropathy

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 50-51

  Zandman Goddard, Gisele ^a,c   Sylantiev, Constantine ^b,c   Langevitz, Pnina ^b,c  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Churg Strauss syndrome; Leukotriene inhibitors; Montelukast; Peripheral neuropathy; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BUDESONIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; MONTELUKAST; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; OMEPRAZOLE; PREDNISONE; TERBUTALINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; NERVE CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SEROLOGY; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT DURATION; URINALYSIS;

ACETATES; ADULT; CHURG-STRAUSS SYNDROME; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LEUKOTRIENE ANTAGONISTS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; QUINOLINES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846433533     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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