Churg and Strauss vasculitis in the course of masitinib treatment: A first report

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1059-1060

  Granel, B ^a   Rossi, P ^a   Koeppel, M C ^a   Hermine, O ^a   Charpin, D ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

Churg and Strauss vasculitis; masitinib; montelukast; PDGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; MASITINIB MESYLATE; MONTELUKAST; PREDNISONE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MASITINIB; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASTHMA; CHURG-STRAUSS SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; THIAZOLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954316698     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02273.x     Document Type: Article

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