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UNLABELLED:A fifty six year old woman with history of asthma visited a respiratory specialist. She had been diagnosed with asthma more than a year previously in a primary care clinic. She was treated with inhaled medications without good response. A respiratory specialist diagnosed tracheal narrowing secondary to thyroid enlargement that was pushing the trachea together. She was cured with a thyroid operation. Discussed are differential diagnosis of asthma and causes of airway narrowing and the importance of spirometry in diagnosing asthma. KEYWORDS:case report, asthma, airway narrowing, spirometry.
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Pórarinsson BL,Jónasson L,Jónsdóttir B,Guethmundsson Gsubject
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2007-01-01 00:00:00pages
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