Hyperthyroidism complicating asthma treatment. Allergy Asthma Proc 2000;21(2):71-4
Date
05/03/2000Pubmed ID
10791105DOI
10.2500/108854100778250950Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0034150575 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 2 CitationsAbstract
Asthma is one of the most common chronic medical conditions. The usual treatment includes quick relief bronchodilator medications of the sympathomimetic class and controller medications that may include the long-acting inhaled bronchodilator salmeterol. Mild adverse cardiac and central nervous system effects are common with these medications, requiring modifications in dose or occasionally switching to a different medication. Both asthma and thyroid disease are common disorders that occasionally occur together. Hyperthyroidism may exacerbate asthma. Many symptoms of hyperthyroidism are identical to the adverse effects of the commonly used inhaled bronchodilators and include tremor, nervousness, tachycardia, wide pulse pressure, palpitations, emotional lability, agitation, nightmares, aggressive behavior, and diarrhea. In this report we describe a patient with hyperthyroidism whose symptoms initially were thought to be adverse effects of the inhaled bronchodilator medications.
Author List
Zacharisen MC, Fink JNMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AgedAntithyroid Agents
Asthma
Bronchodilator Agents
Disease Progression
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hyperthyroidism
Propylthiouracil
Recurrence
Risk Assessment