Open AccessA case of a pulmonary artery sling misdiagnosed as refractory asthma for 20 years
Author(s) -
Inui Toshihide,
Yamada Hideyasu,
Hida Norihito,
Terashima Hideo,
Saito Takefumi,
Hizawa Nobuyuki
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.960
Subject(s) - medicine , refractory (planetary science) , computed tomography , sling (weapon) , left pulmonary artery , asthma , radiology , pulmonary artery , surgery , physics , astrobiology
Key Clinical Message We report the case of a 25‐year‐old woman with a pulmonary artery sling who was misdiagnosed as having childhood‐onset refractory asthma for approximately 20 years. The use of computed tomography may be useful for diagnosing this rare condition.