Asthma presenting as cor pulmonale.
A 29-year-old man with asthma presenting as right sided congestive cardiac failure is reported. There was rapid resolution of the heart failure with standard bronchodilator therapy and corticosteroid therapy.
D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011660:Pulmonary Heart Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*