title: Vocal cord dysfunction mimicking bronchial asthma.
abstract: Vocal cord dysfunction is a possible cause of wheezing and dyspnea in patients who do not respond to conventional asthma therapy. A carefully taken history, pulmonary function testing, and, most important, direct visualization with a flexible laryngoscope during an acute attack allow physicians to differentiate vocal cord dysfunction from asthma. Speech therapy, inhalation of helium and oxygen, and psychiatric counseling play a role in management.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Corren
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D014827:Vocal Cords