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Marked Peripheral Edema Associated with Montelukast and Prednisone
2000; American College of Physicians; Volume: 132; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês
10.7326/0003-4819-132-11-200006060-00022
ISSN1539-3704
Autores Tópico(s)Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
ResumoLetters6 June 2000Marked Peripheral Edema Associated with Montelukast and PrednisoneMario Geller, MDMario Geller, MDRua Visconde de Pirajá; 22410-001 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Geller)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-132-11-200006060-00022 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Cysteinyl leukotriene-receptor antagonists are new drugs for the treatment of persistent asthma (1). They may be used as alternatives to corticosteroids or adjuncts to corticosteroids in some patients with asthma. They are available orally and provide safe and effective therapy as long as compliance is good (2).A 23-year-old man with persistent severe perennial allergic asthma and rhinoconjunctivitis was evaluated for acute respiratory symptoms. He also had exercise-induced asthma and was sensitive to house dust mites, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, D. farinae, and Blomia tropicalis. From age 1 to 7 years, he had minimal-change nephrotic syndrome that completely resolved ...References1. Drazen JM, Israel E, O'Byrne PM. Treatment of asthma with drugs modifying the leukotriene pathway. N Engl J Med. 1999;340:197-206. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Busse W. The role and contribution of leukotrienes in asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 1998;81:17-26. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Mario Geller, MDAffiliations: Rua Visconde de Pirajá; 22410-001 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Geller) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMontelukast medicines of today and tomorrow: from molecular pharmaceutics to technological formulationsMontelukast-induced metamorphopsia in a pediatric patientCorticosteroids—glucocorticoidsCORTICOSTEROIDS AND PROSTAGLANDINSGLUCOCORTICOIDS AND DISEASE – MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUGSCORTICOSTEROIDS AND RELATED DRUGSCorticosteroids—glucocorticoidsCorticotrophins, corticosteroids, and prostaglandinsPrednisone interaction 6 June 2000Volume 132, Issue 11Page: 924KeywordsAsthmaDrugsEdemaMitesPatientsPropionatesProteinsSodiumThoraxUrine ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 6 June 2000 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2000 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...
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