Timolol-induced interstitial lung disease
Timolol maleate is a non-selective beta-adrenergic receptor blocking agent with demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of open-angle glaucoma. A 76 year old female who presented with productive cough, progressive dyspnea and hypoxia after starting timolol maleate opthalamic drops following glaucoma...
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| author | Hetain Patel Lina Vanessa Wilches Jorge Guerrero |
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| description | Timolol maleate is a non-selective beta-adrenergic receptor blocking agent with demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of open-angle glaucoma. A 76 year old female who presented with productive cough, progressive dyspnea and hypoxia after starting timolol maleate opthalamic drops following glaucoma surgery. The patient was diagnosed with interstitial lung disease secondary to timolol treatment and after cessation of the offending agent along with corticosteroid treatment, symptoms improved drastically. Elimination of other possible causes of disease along with evolution of radiological and functional signs left us with a diagnosis of timolol-induced interstitial lung disease. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case of timolol-induced interstitial lung disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a34073126acb49d5b1ed3789e9cf3da02022-12-21T18:54:59ZengElsevierRespiratory Medicine Case Reports2213-00712015-01-0115C303210.1016/j.rmcr.2015.02.006Timolol-induced interstitial lung diseaseHetain PatelLina Vanessa WilchesJorge GuerreroTimolol maleate is a non-selective beta-adrenergic receptor blocking agent with demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of open-angle glaucoma. A 76 year old female who presented with productive cough, progressive dyspnea and hypoxia after starting timolol maleate opthalamic drops following glaucoma surgery. The patient was diagnosed with interstitial lung disease secondary to timolol treatment and after cessation of the offending agent along with corticosteroid treatment, symptoms improved drastically. Elimination of other possible causes of disease along with evolution of radiological and functional signs left us with a diagnosis of timolol-induced interstitial lung disease. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case of timolol-induced interstitial lung disease.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007115000106Interstitial lung diseaseTimolol maleateDrug-induced |
| spellingShingle | Hetain Patel Lina Vanessa Wilches Jorge Guerrero Timolol-induced interstitial lung disease Respiratory Medicine Case Reports Interstitial lung disease Timolol maleate Drug-induced |
| title | Timolol-induced interstitial lung disease |
| title_full | Timolol-induced interstitial lung disease |
| title_fullStr | Timolol-induced interstitial lung disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Timolol-induced interstitial lung disease |
| title_short | Timolol-induced interstitial lung disease |
| title_sort | timolol induced interstitial lung disease |
| topic | Interstitial lung disease Timolol maleate Drug-induced |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007115000106 |
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