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

Wechsler, M E; Garpestad, E; Flier, S R; Kocher, O; Weiland, D A; Polito, A J; Klinek, M M; Bigby, T D; Wong, G A; Helmers, R A; Drazen, J M

Wechsler, M E; Garpestad, E; Flier, S R; Kocher, O; Weiland, D A; Polito, A J; Klinek, M M; Bigby, T D; Wong, G A; Helmers, R A; Drazen, J M.

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Wechsler ME; Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

JAMA ; 279(6): 455-7, 1998 Feb 11.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9466639

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Anti-Asthmatic Agents/therapeutic use; Asthma/complications; Asthma/drug therapy; Cardiomyopathies/complications; Eosinophilia/complications; Leukotriene Antagonists; Lung Diseases, Interstitial/complications; Tosyl Compounds/therapeutic use; Adult; Anti-Asthmatic Agents/adverse effects; Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use; Asthma/diagnosis; Cardiomyopathies/chemically induced; Cardiomyopathies/diagnosis; Churg-Strauss Syndrome/diagnosis; Diagnosis, Differential; Drug Hypersensitivity/diagnosis; Drug Hypersensitivity/etiology; Eosinophilia/chemically induced; Eosinophilia/diagnosis; Female; Glucocorticoids/therapeutic use; Humans; Indoles; Lung Diseases, Interstitial/chemically induced; Lung Diseases, Interstitial/diagnosis; Male; Middle Aged; Phenylcarbamates; Steroids; Sulfonamides; Tosyl Compounds/adverse effects

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Asthma / Tosyl Compounds / Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Leukotriene Antagonists / Eosinophilia / Cardiomyopathies Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: JAMA Year: 1998 Document type: Article

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