Co-existence of Ventricular Septal Defect and Bronchial Asthma in Two Nigerian Children

Congenital heart diseases (CHD) often present with recurrent or chronic breathing difficulties, as do chronic airway diseases such as asthma. Both are relatively common, and may sometimes co-exist. However, there is a paucity of literature from developing countries to that effect. We present two chi...

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Autores principales: Bode-Thomas, F., Hyacinth, IH., Yilgwan, CS.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Libertas Academica 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2908369/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20657755
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Yilgwan, CS.
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description Congenital heart diseases (CHD) often present with recurrent or chronic breathing difficulties, as do chronic airway diseases such as asthma. Both are relatively common, and may sometimes co-exist. However, there is a paucity of literature from developing countries to that effect. We present two children diagnosed with ventricular septal defect, later also found to have clinical features consistent with co-existing asthma. We highlight the diagnostic challenges we encountered as well as the crucial role of a careful family respiratory history in children with congenital heart disease.
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spelling pubmed-29083692010-07-22 Co-existence of Ventricular Septal Defect and Bronchial Asthma in Two Nigerian Children Bode-Thomas, F. Hyacinth, IH. Yilgwan, CS. Clin Med Insights Case Rep Case Report Congenital heart diseases (CHD) often present with recurrent or chronic breathing difficulties, as do chronic airway diseases such as asthma. Both are relatively common, and may sometimes co-exist. However, there is a paucity of literature from developing countries to that effect. We present two children diagnosed with ventricular septal defect, later also found to have clinical features consistent with co-existing asthma. We highlight the diagnostic challenges we encountered as well as the crucial role of a careful family respiratory history in children with congenital heart disease. Libertas Academica 2010-04-14 /pmc/articles/PMC2908369/ /pubmed/20657755 Text en © 2010 the author(s), publisher and licensee Libertas Academica Ltd. This is an open access article. Unrestricted non-commercial use is permitted provided the original work is properly cited.
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Bode-Thomas, F.
Hyacinth, IH.
Yilgwan, CS.
Co-existence of Ventricular Septal Defect and Bronchial Asthma in Two Nigerian Children
title Co-existence of Ventricular Septal Defect and Bronchial Asthma in Two Nigerian Children
title_full Co-existence of Ventricular Septal Defect and Bronchial Asthma in Two Nigerian Children
title_fullStr Co-existence of Ventricular Septal Defect and Bronchial Asthma in Two Nigerian Children
title_full_unstemmed Co-existence of Ventricular Septal Defect and Bronchial Asthma in Two Nigerian Children
title_short Co-existence of Ventricular Septal Defect and Bronchial Asthma in Two Nigerian Children
title_sort co-existence of ventricular septal defect and bronchial asthma in two nigerian children
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2908369/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20657755
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