title: Variant forms of asthma.
abstract: Asthma is an important cause of morbidity in children, and prompt diagnosis and treatment are essential. Asthma has a wide variety of clinical manifestations. Chest pain variant asthma is an important subset of cough variant asthma. A high index of suspicion is required to make the diagnosis. Wheezing is not always present in asthma. Another manifestation, such as chronic cough or chest pain, may be the sole presenting complaint.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000503:physiopathology; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001986:Bronchial Spasm / Q000503:physiopathology; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D003371:Cough / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans