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Churg–Strauss and leukotriene antagonist
Churg–Strauss syndrome is a rare granulomatous vasculitis that is associated with asthma. Leukotriene antagonists (LTAs) have been reported to be also associated with asthma and, as this is a low incidence, Nathani and colleagues explore this association further in a systematic review published in this issue of Thorax. Results are described from different patient groups, with and without steroid therapy or with steroid reduction after LTA introduction. The authors conclude that there is a clear temporal relationship between initiation of LTA and development of Churg–Strauss syndrome. In August 2008, we published another paper on this association by Hauser and colleagues, who concluded that …
