Acute bronchial asthma associated with the administration of ophthalmic indomethacin

J. Polachek, P. Shvartzman

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    Abstract

    A life-threatening episode of bronchial asthma may follow treatment by ophthalmic indomethacin. This case report describes an elderly man who experienced a serious attack of bronchial asthma after receiving ophthalmic indomethacin solution for aphakic cystoid macular edema, following extracapsular cataract extraction.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1107-1109
    Number of pages3
    JournalIsrael Journal of Medical Sciences
    Volume32
    Issue number11
    StatePublished - 1 Nov 1996

    Keywords

    • Bronchial asthma
    • Ophthalmic indomethacin

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Bioengineering

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