TY - JOUR T1 - Breathless after separation… from tumour JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J SP - 1420 LP - 1421 DO - 10.1183/09031936.00096008 VL - 32 IS - 5 AU - S-B. Catrina AU - L. Juntti-Berggren Y1 - 2008/11/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/32/5/1420.abstract N2 - To the Editors: It is a general property of the G-protein coupled receptor family, which includes adrenergic receptors, to attenuate their response after persistent stimulation 1. However, the airway tolerance to β2-agonists and the phenomenon of rebound bronhoconstriction after β2-agonist withdrawal seems not to have clinical significance 2 even though it differs between compounds 3. Herein, we report the case of a patient who developed severe bronchial obstructive symptoms after sudden … ER -