Pulmonary infiltrates, eosinophilia, and cardiomyopathy following corticosteroid withdrawal in patients with asthma receiving zafirlukast

JAMA

Volumn 279, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 455-457

  Wechsler, Michael E ^a,b,c   Garpestad, Erik ^b,c   Flier, Steven R ^b,c   Kocher, Olivier ^b,c   Weiland, David A ^d   Polito, Albert J ^e   Klinek, Michelle M ^f   Bigby, Timothy D ^g   Wong, Gordon A ^h   Helmers, Richard A ⁱ   Drazen, Jeffrey M ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Bayfront Med Center St Petersburg   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Allergy and Asthma Consultants   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h Mercy General Hospital   (United States)

ⁱ MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ZAFIRLUKAST;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG INFILTRATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 6844250776     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.6.455     Document Type: Article

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