Development of Churg-Strauss syndrome with severe multiple mononeuropathy after leukotriene receptor antagonist treatment in one of the monozygotic twins with asthma

Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej

Volumn 119, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 761-764

  Targońska Stȩpniak, Bozena ^a   Majdan, Maria ^a   Haberek, Grzegorz ^b   Papuć, Ewa ^a   Wnukowska, Kinga ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b Oddzia Neurologii Szpital Wojskowego   (Poland)

Author keywords

Churg Strauss syndrome; Leukotriene receptor antagonists; Montelukast; Neuropathy; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; BECLOMETASONE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FENOTEROL; FORMOTEROL; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MONTELUKAST; PREDNISONE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; EOSINOPHILIA; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; MONONEUROPATHY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHARYNGITIS; PROTEINURIA; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 72149106442     PISSN: 00323772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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