title: Unresponsive wheezing to asthma therapy in a 32-year-old female.
abstract: Repeat failure of any patient to respond to asthma therapy, particularly corticosteroids, should alert physicians to carry out further pulmonary evaluation. This will prevent unnecessary side effects of asthma therapy and provide prompt treatment for other diseases that may require urgent attention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, Colorado, USA. angelan01@msn.com
authors.forename: Peck Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cott
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gutierrez
authors.forename: Harold S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000187:drug effects / Q000209:etiology*; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents