Case reports – When bronchial obstruction in the young adult is not asthma and inhalers do not help.
- Resource Type
- Case Study
- Authors
- Sigvard, Anne; Bødtger, Uffe
- Source
- Journal of Asthma. Aug2016, Vol. 53 Issue 6, p660-664. 5p.
- Subject
- *ASTHMA diagnosis
*ASTHMATICS
*ASTHMA treatment
*INHALERS
*BRONCHOSCOPY
*BRONCHOCONSTRICTION
- Language
- ISSN
- 0277-0903
Introduction: Localised bronchial obstruction is a rare differential diagnosis to asthma.Case study: We describe two younger patients treated unsuccessfully for asthma and eventually diagnosed with localised bronchoconstriction.Results: Bronchoscopy revealed bronchoconstriction: Tracheobronchomalacia in case 1 and fixed obstruction in case 2.Conclusion: A systematic approach to the asthma patient with absent response to therapy facilitates rational use of therapeutic and diagnostic resources. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]