[A case of chest pain variant asthma].
A 45-year-old woman afflicted with bronchial asthma consulted our hospital because of severe constricting pain at the sternal area. Her chest pain improved with montelukast, and she was diagnosed to have chest pain variant asthma. Chest pain variant asthma is rare.
Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital.
Hirokazu
H
Taniguchi
Minehiko
M
Inomata
Tomomi
T
Ichikawa
Hitoshi
H
Abo
Saburo
S
Izumi
D000085:Acetates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications*; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D003521:Cyclopropanes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020024:Leukotriene Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D011804:Quinolines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013440:Sulfides
D000085:Acetates; D003521:Cyclopropanes; D020024:Leukotriene Antagonists; D011804:Quinolines; D013440:Sulfides; C093875:montelukast