Differentiating vocal cord dysfunction from asthma
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Differentiating vocal cord dysfunction from asthma
Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD)-associated symptoms are not rare in pediatric patients. Dyspnea, wheezing, stridor, chest pain or tightness and throat discomfort are the most commonly encountered symptoms. They may occur either at rest or more commonly during exercise in patients with VCD, as well as in asthmatic subjects. The phase of respiration (inspiration rather than expiration), the location...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Asthma and Allergy
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1178-6965
DOI: 10.2147/jaa.s146007