Bronchial asthma induced by an antithyroid drug.
We report the case of a 67-year-old woman who suffered from a severe asthma exacerbation as a consequence of an antithyroid drug treatment prescribed for her multinodular, hyperfunctioning goiter. Asthma symptoms were associated with a very significant increase in the number of eosinophils, detected in both blood and induced sputum.
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Respiratory Pathophysiology, University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy. rdgrembiale@unicz.it
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D000368:Aged; D013956:Antithyroid Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001249:Asthma / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008713:Methimazole / Q000009:adverse effects*
D013956:Antithyroid Agents; D008713:Methimazole