Abstract
The leukotriene receptor antagonist zafirlukast (Accolate; Zeneca Pharmaceuticals; Wilmington, Del) recently was approved for use as maintenance therapy for persistent asthma. This new product has been well received due to convenient dosing and relatively few side effects. Based on initial success with this product, it is likely that similar compounds will be available for use in the near future. In this report, a ease is described of a 47-year-old white man with moderate persistent asthma in whom Churg- Strauss syndrome developed while he was receiving zafirlukast therapy. Acute respiratory insufficiency, arthralgia, and prominent rash developed which required hospitalization. The patient's symptoms rapidly reversed following discontinuation of zafirlukast therapy and administration of systemic corticosteroids. Although the incidence of Churg-Strauss syndrome associated with zafirlukast therapy is rare, this ease report illustrates steps that may be taken to diagnose quickly and treat this life-threatening condition should it occur.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 332-334 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Chest |
Volume | 114 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Asthma
- Eosinophilic lung disease
- Leukotriene
- Vasculitis
- Zafirlukast
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine