Chiari I malformation presenting as chronic cough.
We present a 9-month-old infant with persistent cough refractory to conventional asthma therapy. An extensive evaluation eventually revealed a Chiari I malformation with syringohydromyelia. His cough resolved one month after surgical decompression, suggesting that brainstem compression from the Chiari malformation directly caused his symptoms.
Amos
Louella B
LB
Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. lamos@mcw.edu
Quintero
Diana R
DR
D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male