title: Bronchial asthma induced by an antithyroid drug.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Pathophysiology, University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy. rdgrembiale@unicz.it
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Grembiale
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naty
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Iorio
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Crispino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pelaia
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Tranfa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D013956:Antithyroid Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001249:Asthma / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008713:Methimazole / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D013956:Antithyroid Agents; D008713:Methimazole