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14751479

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-1-30
pubmed:abstractText
Upper airway obstruction due to a subglottic tumor can be easily misdiagnosed as bronchial asthma. We report on a 50-year-old woman who was ultimately diagnosed with subglottic tumor, but who presented with near-fatal asthma. According to her medical history she had been treated with high doses of prednisolone and bronchodilators for the past year for difficult asthma. The patient presented to the Emergency Department (ED) in severe respiratory distress. The chest X-ray study revealed bilateral hyperinflation. The flow-volume curve suggested a fixed airway obstruction. After performing a laryngoscopic examination, a subglottic mass was discovered and an urgent tracheotomy was performed. After the operation, all symptoms and respiratory distress disappeared. This case report emphasizes the fact that not all wheezes are attributable to asthma. Upper airway obstructions can lead to asthma-like symptoms in which establishment of the correct diagnosis may be challenging.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0736-4679
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
57-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
A subglottic mass mimicking near-fatal asthma: a challenge of diagnosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports