| Exercise-induced respiratory symptoms not due to asthma. | |
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PMID: 22050200 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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This manuscript describes two interesting patients who had exercise-induced symptoms that unmasked an alternative underlying diagnosis. The first is an 8-year-old boy who was treated for asthma all his life but really had exercise-induced stridor (labelled as wheeze) causing significant exercise limitation, which was due to a double aortic arch with the right arch compressing the trachea. The second case describes the diagnosis of vocal cord dysfunction in a 13-year-old anxious high achiever. He also initially had exercise-induced symptoms treated as exercise-induced wheeze but again had a stridor due to vocal cord dysfunction. Both these cases demonstrate the importance of detailed history including during exercise, which can unmask alternative diagnosis. Another important message is that if there is no response to bronchodilator treatment with absence of typical signs and symptoms of asthma, alternative diagnosis should be considered. |
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Authors:
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Chetan A Pandit; Eugenie Batterby; Peter Van Asperen; Peter Cooper; Hiran Selvadurai; Dominic A Fitzgerald |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-11-3 |
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Title: Journal of paediatrics and child health Volume: - ISSN: 1440-1754 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-11-4 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9005421 Medline TA: J Paediatr Child Health Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2011 The Authors. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health © 2011 Paediatrics and Child Health Division (Royal Australasian College of Physicians). |
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Department Respiratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead Discipline of Paediatrics & Child Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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