Bronchial asthma induced by an antithyroid drug.

Grembiale, R D; Naty, S; Iorio, C; Crispino, N; Pelaia, G; Tranfa, C M · Chest · 2001

case_report · Level V

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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.

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