Juvenile recurrent respiratory papillomatosis: A rare masquerade of asthma.
Juvenile recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (JRRP) is a rare condition. The varied presentation of this condition predisposes to misdiagnosis and potential life-threatening airway obstruction. In this paper, we have reported a case of JRRP presenting as severe respiratory distress and consequently mistreated as asthmatic attack culminating in a near fatal acute airway obstruction.
Woi Hon Boo (Corresponding author) MD, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. Email: woihon@hotmail.com.
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Philip Rajan MBBS, MMed ORL-HNS, MFST (Edin), Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, 30990 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia Email: prajan333@yahoo.com.
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Siew Mooi Ching MD, MMed Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia Email: sm_ching@upm.edu.my.
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Ping Yein Lee MBBS, MMed Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. Email: sm_ching@upm.edu.my.
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Juvenile; asthma; masquerade; recurrent; respiratory papillomatosis