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[A case of chest pain variant asthma]
Hirokazu Taniguchi1, Minehiko Inomata, Tomomi Ichikawa
1Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital.
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.
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.
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