All that wheezes is not asthma.
A case is presented in which the inhalation of a foreign body caused a respiratory arrest and was subsequently diagnosed and treated as an attack of acute asthma. The presentation, diagnosis, investigation and treatment of this condition is discussed and a review of the literature is presented.
D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002957:Citrus; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014132:Trachea