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Chiari I malformation presenting as chronic cough
Author(s) -
Amos Louella B.,
Quintero Diana R.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.20912
Subject(s) - medicine , chiari malformation , chiari i malformation , decompression , chronic cough , refractory (planetary science) , brainstem , surgical decompression , surgery , asthma , pediatrics , syringomyelia , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging , physics , astrobiology
We present a 9‐month‐old infant with persistent cough refractory to conventional asthma therapy. An extensive evaluation eventually revealed a Chiari I malformation with syringohydromyelia. His cough resolved one month after surgical decompression, suggesting that brainstem compression from the Chiari malformation directly caused his symptoms. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2008; 43:1040–1042. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
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