Typical Asthmatic Presentation of Congenital Vascular Ring Can Masquerade a General Physician

A 24-year-old woman was referred to pulmonologist with worsening breathlessness and wheeze. During childhood, she was diagnosed with asthma and subsequent exacerbations were treated with bronchodilators for many years. The chest X-ray and a spirometry testing raised a doubt of extrinsic tracheal com...

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Main Authors: Naveen Swami, Georgey Koshy, Maan Jamal, Thair S. Abdulla, Abdulaziz Alkhulaifi
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/934790
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description A 24-year-old woman was referred to pulmonologist with worsening breathlessness and wheeze. During childhood, she was diagnosed with asthma and subsequent exacerbations were treated with bronchodilators for many years. The chest X-ray and a spirometry testing raised a doubt of extrinsic tracheal compression and a subsequent enhanced chest CT (computerized tomogram) scan confirmed a right-sided aortic arch and a vascular ring anomaly compressing the trachea. Standard surgical division of ligamentum arteriosum was able to relieve the trachea and so the symptoms.
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spelling doaj-art-f2220e7c01f5423d8784b7eaf81dfd4f2025-08-20T02:21:52ZengWileyCase Reports in Vascular Medicine2090-69862090-69942013-01-01201310.1155/2013/934790934790Typical Asthmatic Presentation of Congenital Vascular Ring Can Masquerade a General PhysicianNaveen Swami0Georgey Koshy1Maan Jamal2Thair S. Abdulla3Abdulaziz Alkhulaifi4Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Care Centre, Al Ahli Hospital, 2nd Floor, Bin Omran, P.O. Box 6401, Doha, QatarDepartment of Cardiology, Heart Care Centre, Al Ahli Hospital, Doha, QatarDepartment of Radiology, Al Ahli Hospital, Doha, QatarDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine & Intensive Care Unit, Al Ahli Hospital, Doha, QatarDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QatarA 24-year-old woman was referred to pulmonologist with worsening breathlessness and wheeze. During childhood, she was diagnosed with asthma and subsequent exacerbations were treated with bronchodilators for many years. The chest X-ray and a spirometry testing raised a doubt of extrinsic tracheal compression and a subsequent enhanced chest CT (computerized tomogram) scan confirmed a right-sided aortic arch and a vascular ring anomaly compressing the trachea. Standard surgical division of ligamentum arteriosum was able to relieve the trachea and so the symptoms.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/934790
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