Bronchial asthma induced by an antithyroid drug

Chest. 2001 May;119(5):1598-9. doi: 10.1378/chest.119.5.1598.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antithyroid Agents / adverse effects*
  • Asthma / chemically induced*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Methimazole / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Antithyroid Agents
  • Methimazole