Tracheopathia osteoplastica misdiagnosed as asthma

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 253-255

  Hayes Jr , Don ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway clearance; Airway obstruction; Asthma; Cough; Tracheopathia osteoplastica

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTOPSY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOPTYSIS; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG CLEARANCE; SOFT TISSUE; TRACHEA DISEASE; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; WHEEZING;

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUGH; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSTEOCHONDRODYSPLASIAS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRACHEAL DISEASES;

EID: 34249672283     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900701246782     Document Type: Article

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