Acute bronchial asthma associated with the administration of ophthalmic indomethacin.
A life-threatening episode of bronchial asthma may follow treatment by ophthalmic indomethacin. This case report describes an elderly man who experienced a serious attack of bronchial asthma after receiving ophthalmic indomethacin solution for aphakic cystoid macular edema, following extracapsular cataract extraction.
Polachek
J
J
Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Shvartzman
P
P
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D011184:Postoperative Period; D015149:Tocolytic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*
D015149:Tocolytic Agents; D007213:Indomethacin