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=== Aspirin asthma === | === Aspirin asthma === | ||
Leukotrienes are involved in the development of NSAID-induced airway obstruction, so-called "aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease" or “aspirin asthma” | Leukotrienes are involved in the development of NSAID-induced airway obstruction, so-called "aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease" or “aspirin asthma”. | ||
== Prostanoid analogues == | == Prostanoid analogues == |