Asthma mimic: Case report and literature review of vocal cord nodule associated with wheezing.

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-2017

Abstract

Asthma is a heterogeneous disease, usually characterized by chronic airway inflammation. Various clinical conditions can mimic asthma, such as foreign body aspiration, subglottic stenosis, congestive heart failure, diffuse panbronchiolitis, aortic arch anomalies, reactive airway dysfunction syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, retrosternal goiter, vocal cord tumors, other airway tumors, and vocal cord dysfunction. Upper airway obstruction can be a life-threatening emergency. Here, we present the case of a 58-year-old female with recurrent hospital visits for wheezing and exacerbations of asthma, who was later found to have a vocal cord nodule confirmed to be squamous cell carcinoma, which was mimicking like asthma.

Volume

5

First Page

2050313

Last Page

2050313

ISSN

2050-313X

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

29230286

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article

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