Janssen J A, Tjiong H L
Dept of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Dijkzigt, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Eur Respir J. 1991 Sep;4(8):1021-2.
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.
支气管哮喘作为嗜铬细胞瘤的一种症状并不常见。我们描述了一位患有嗜铬细胞瘤的患者，该患者哮喘症状加重，且发作期间持续存在呼吸困难。她的儿茶酚胺水平显著升高。在手术切除嗜铬细胞瘤后，支气管哮喘有了持久的改善。我们推测，嗜铬细胞瘤患者支气管哮喘恶化可能是由于儿茶酚胺导致哮喘病情恶化。
