A deceiving wheeze.
'Wheeze' is a common symptom in both paediatric and adult populations. Unexplained wheeze is concerning and warrants investigation. We present a case of a young girl with childhood asthma suffering with 'persistent wheeze'. This was explained by the presence of a dual aortic arch which only became apparent during her teenage years. This report serves as a reminder to all clinicians that "not all that wheezes is asthma".
Chotirmall
S H
SH
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Republic of Ireland. schotirmall@rcsi.ie
Branagan
P
P
Logan
M P
MP
O'Neill
S J
SJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D000792:Angiography; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed