Churg-Strauss syndrome associated with montelukast therapy

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 669-671

  Girszyn, N ^a   Amiot, N ^a   Lahaxe, L ^a   Cuvelier, A ^a   Courville, P ^a   Marie, Isabelle ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MONTELUKAST; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG INFILTRATE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN NODULE;

EID: 49149114790     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcn055     Document Type: Letter

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