PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Janssen, JA
AU  - Tjiong, HL
TI  - Bronchial asthma improved after removal of a phaeochromocytoma
AID  - 10.1183/09031936.93.04081021
DP  - 1991 Sep 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - 1021--1022
VI  - 4
IP  - 8
4099  - https://publications.ersnet.org//content/4/8/1021.short
4100  - https://publications.ersnet.org//content/4/8/1021.full
SO  - Eur Respir J1991 Sep 01; 4
AB  - It is uncommon for bronchial asthma to be a symptom of phaeochromocytoma. We describe a patient with a phaeochromocytoma who presented with worsening of her asthma and persistent dyspnoea between attacks. She had markedly elevated levels of catecholamines. After surgical resection of the phaeochromocytoma there was a lasting improvement of the bronchial asthma. We hypothesize that worsening of bronchial asthma in phaeochromocytoma patients may be due to catecholamine-induced deterioration of asthma.