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A randomized trial of leukotriene receptor antagonist montelukast in moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis of adults Volume 11, numéro 3, May - June 2001

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Department of Dermatology, University of Milan, Ospedale Maggiore IRCCS, Via Pace 9, 20122 Milan, Italy.
  • Page(s) : 209-13
  • Année de parution : 2001

Patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) very often suffer from associated asthma as well; consequently, in recent times many of them have been put on newly marketed leukotriene (LT) receptor antagonists (LTRAs: zafirlukast, montelukast). These drugs are mainly recommended for the long-term treatment of mild persistent bronchial asthma, but their usefulness could expand to all categories of asthma severity [1]. Moreover, they are also active [...]