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“I sit to sleep”—Spirometry as a clue to diagnosis
Author(s) -
YaacobyBianu Karin,
Shaul Ron,
Ilivitzki Anat,
Bentur Lea
Publication year - 2016
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.23362
Subject(s) - medicine , choking , airway obstruction , spirometry , sitting , airway , achalasia , pediatrics , surgery , asthma , esophagus , pathology , anatomy
Summary A 15‐year‐old patient presented with a 4‐month history of choking while sleeping that necessitated sleeping in a sitting position. Flow‐volume curve demonstrating fixed upper airway obstruction led to further workup and to the diagnosis of childhood achalasia as a cause of unusual symptoms and fixed upper airway obstruction. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2016;51:E13–E15 . © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.