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Unusual case of “airway hyperreactivity” in a child with an incomplete double aortic arch with atresia of the left aortic arch
Authors:
M Aertsen ,
Medische Beeldvorming, Jessa Ziekenhuis, Hasselt, Belgium, BE
E Bijnens
Medische Beeldvorming, Jessa Ziekenhuis, Hasselt, Belgium, BE
Abstract
A 10-year-old girl had an obstructive breathing pattern with recurrent episodes of wheezing and stridor since infancy, identified and treated as hyperreactivity of the airways with little improvement. Clinical examination revealed a protosystolic ejection murmur (graded 2/6). Subsequent echocardiography revealed a dominant right aortic arch and an atretic left arch.
How to Cite:
Aertsen M, Bijnens E. Unusual case of “airway hyperreactivity” in a child with an incomplete double aortic arch with atresia of the left aortic arch. JBR-BTR. 2013;96(2):96. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/jbr-btr.225
Published on
01 Mar 2013.
Peer Reviewed
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