All that wheezes is not asthma. (27th February 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Koul, Parvaiz A; Khan, Umar H; Shah, Tajamul Hussain; Dar, Abdul Majid
• Is Part Of: BMJ case reports. Volume 2014
• Publication Date: 2014-02-27
• Subjects: Medicine -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-202369
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1757-790X

Abstract

Abstract : A young woman was admitted with respiratory failure. Prior to her admission, she had been treated for clinical bronchial asthma for about 2 years for recurrent wheezing. Endotracheal intubation was difficult. A fibroptic brochoscopy, while the patient was ventilated, revealed a central tracheal tumour compromising >90% of the tracheal lumen. The tumour was cored out during rigid bronchoscopy while ventilating the patient through tracheostomy. Histopathology of the tumour was suggestive of adenoid cystic carcinoma.