A 9‐month‐old with wheezing and acute hypoxic respiratory failure

Autor: Matthew D. Wong, Rajeev Bhatia
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Clinical Case Reports
ISSN: 2050-0904
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.2134
Popis: Key Clinical Message Foreign body aspiration remains a diagnostic challenge, especially in an infant. While acute onset wheezing is highly suggestive of an aspiration, wheezing carries a broad differential diagnosis resulting in frequent misdiagnoses. Many cases present with a range of nonspecific findings and normal imaging, stressing the importance of a high index of suspicion.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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