Every Wheeze Does Not Merit a Puffer! Case of an Overnight Cure of Chronic Asthma

The peril of incorrect diagnostic labelling is highlighted by this case of acute respiratory distress caused by a retrosternal recurrent goitre. An initial clinical diagnosis which cannot be fully validated on investigation with unexpected or poor response to treatment should prompt consideration an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Balakrishnan, Santosh, Doddi, Sudeendra, Helme, Sophie, Sinha, Prakash
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2910460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20671942
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/498372
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Sumario:The peril of incorrect diagnostic labelling is highlighted by this case of acute respiratory distress caused by a retrosternal recurrent goitre. An initial clinical diagnosis which cannot be fully validated on investigation with unexpected or poor response to treatment should prompt consideration and investigation for an alternative explanation.

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