A smoker with paroxysmal dyspnea.
A 40-year-old woman who had experienced recurring episodes of dyspnea for 28 years presented to the emergency department with increasing shortness of breath, wheezing, and dry cough of three days' duration. She had been seen at another hospital shortly after symptoms began but left against medical advice. She did not have fever, chills, or other symptoms of upper respiratory infection.
Department of Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, USA.
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Digiulio
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RP
Shah
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Adelman-Crowley
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Adelman
D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*