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

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2017
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 ...
Muhammad Kashif, Tushi Singh, Ahsan Aslam, Misbahuddin Khaja   +3 more
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Recurrent and Bilateral Peritonsillar Abscess: A Rare Cause of Upper Airway Obstruction [PDF]

, 2021
Peritonsillar abscess is a rare but serious complication of acute tonsillitis. Bilateral peritonsillar abscess must be diagnosed and treated promptly because it can cause upper airway obstruction.
Dilara Ünal, Leman Akcan Yıldız, Özlem Tekşam   +2 more
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Bronchoscopic management of near-complete malignant tracheal obstruction secondary to recurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma using multimodality therapeutic bronchoscopy – a case report

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
Background Papillary thyroid carcinoma has a favorable prognosis; however, recurrent or locally invasive disease may rarely involve the trachea and cause critical airway obstruction.
Hadi Mohammed Abdullah, Khalat Jalal Hassan, Hazhar M. Wahbi Abdalhakim, Rabar Othman Mahmood, Dilan Othman Rashid Fatah, Muhammad Jabar Rashid, Ara M. Mohammed Ali   +6 more
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Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica—stalactite of airways

Respirology Case Reports, 2021
A case of tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TO) was diagnosed in a 53‐year‐old man, who presented with prolonged cough and recurrent respiratory tract infection.
Suat Yee Lim, Mohd Faizul Abu Samah, Lalitha Pereirasamy, Bee See Chew, Irfhan Ali Hyder Ali   +4 more
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DNA binding activity of transcription factors in bronchial cells of horses with recurrent airway obstruction.

, 2006
peer reviewedHorses with recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) present many similarities with human asthmatics including airway inflammation, hyperresponsiveness, reversible obstruction, and increased NF-kappaB expression.
Bureau, Fabrice, Jaspar, Fabrice, Couetil, Laurent L, Melotte, Dorothée, Becker, Martine, Art, Tatiana, Lekeux, Pierre, De Moffarts, Brieuc   +7 more
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Management of upper airway edema caused by hereditary angioedema

Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, 2010
Hereditary angioedema is a rare disorder with a genetic background involving mutations in the genes encoding C1-INH and of factor XII. Its etiology is unknown in a proportion of cases. Recurrent edema formation may involve the subcutis and the submucosa -
Farkas Henriette
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Role of neurokinin‐A in recurrent airway obstruction

The FASEB Journal, 2007
Airway hyper‐reactivity (AH) is the hall mark of recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) in horses. Of several inflammatory mediators responsible for AH, neurokinin‐A (NKA) has played a role in human and guinea pig AH. NKA causes severe bronchoconstriction by binding to neurokinin‐2 (NK‐2) receptors.
Changaram Venugopal, Earnestine Holmes, Susan Laborde, Ginger Robertson, Michael Rossi, Luiz C.N. Mendes   +5 more
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Editorial on the Special Issue “Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)”

Life
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common form of sleep-disordered breathing and is characterized by recurrent episodes of complete or partial upper airway obstruction during sleep, resulting in oxygen desaturation, autonomic dysfunction and sleep
Konstantinos Chaidas
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Patterns of airway obstruction of non-acquired origin in children with and without major congenital anomalies. [PDF]

, 2021
Major congenital anomalies are known to play a role in the management and prognosis of airway obstruction. Most studies assess acquired forms of airway obstruction. Data on congenital or otherwise non-acquired forms of airway obstruction is sparse.
Ulmer, Francis, Casaulta, Carmen, Nisa, Lluís, Latzin, Philipp, Riva, Thomas, Jaquet, Yves, Gonçalves Dias, Rodrigo, Giger, Roland, Yves Jaquet, Roland Giger, Philipp Latzin, Rodrigo Gonçalves Dias, Thomas Riva, Lluís Nisa, Carmen Casaulta, Francis Ulmer   +15 more
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Respiratory Viral Infections and Early Asthma in Childhood

Allergology International, 2006
Respiratory viral infections profoundly influence the disease activity of wheezing illnesses and asthma in early childhood. Viral bronchiolitis shares many features with asthma and a subset of children develop recurrent wheezing after their initial ...
Jae-Won Oh
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