title: [Case of chest pain variant asthma].
abstract: A 39-year-old man consulted our hospital because of severe constrict pain at the sternal area and heavy sensation in chest. His chest pain improved with procaterol hydrochloride, he was diagnosed as having chest pain variant asthma. His symptoms improved with corticosteroid and cysteinyl leukotriene antagonist. Not so many articles have been reported that concerned with this disease. There is a need for a better dissemination of knowledge about this disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital.
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: Kenta
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kanbara
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imanishi
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abo
authors.forename: Saburo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Izumi
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000730:Androstadienes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D003521:Cyclopropanes; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D000068298:Fluticasone; D006801:Humans; D020024:Leukotriene Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017265:Procaterol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011804:Quinolines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018077:Receptors, Leukotriene; D013440:Sulfides
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000730:Androstadienes; D003521:Cyclopropanes; D020024:Leukotriene Antagonists; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011804:Quinolines; D018077:Receptors, Leukotriene; D013440:Sulfides; D011239:Prednisolone; D000068298:Fluticasone; C083169:leukotriene D4 receptor; C093875:montelukast; D017265:Procaterol