A 14-Year-Old Boy with Unusual Presentation of Respiratory Distress

A 14-Year-Old Boy with Unusual Presentation of Respiratory Distress

There are multiple cardiac etiologies for wheezing and respiratory distress which require a high degree of suspicion for the pediatrician to diagnose. We present a case of a patient with a history of long-standing mild persistent asthma with minimal improvement on controller and bronchodilator thera...

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Main Authors: Adam W. Powell, Samuel Hanke, James S. Tweddell, Nicolas Madsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7313942
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spelling doaj-b61f933682944f02a0fc75fc36eed9fe2020-11-24T21:02:06ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112016-01-01201610.1155/2016/73139427313942A 14-Year-Old Boy with Unusual Presentation of Respiratory DistressAdam W. Powell0Samuel Hanke1James S. Tweddell2Nicolas Madsen3Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USADivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USADivision of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USADivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USAThere are multiple cardiac etiologies for wheezing and respiratory distress which require a high degree of suspicion for the pediatrician to diagnose. We present a case of a patient with a history of long-standing mild persistent asthma with minimal improvement on controller and bronchodilator therapies who presented to the emergency room with acute respiratory distress. When he demonstrated a lack of improvement with traditional respiratory therapies, additional etiologies of respiratory distress were considered. Ultimately an echocardiogram was performed, which revealed the diagnosis of cor triatriatum. He underwent surgical resection of his accessory membrane and has had no additional symptoms of asthma since repair.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7313942
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A 14-Year-Old Boy with Unusual Presentation of Respiratory Distress
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description There are multiple cardiac etiologies for wheezing and respiratory distress which require a high degree of suspicion for the pediatrician to diagnose. We present a case of a patient with a history of long-standing mild persistent asthma with minimal improvement on controller and bronchodilator therapies who presented to the emergency room with acute respiratory distress. When he demonstrated a lack of improvement with traditional respiratory therapies, additional etiologies of respiratory distress were considered. Ultimately an echocardiogram was performed, which revealed the diagnosis of cor triatriatum. He underwent surgical resection of his accessory membrane and has had no additional symptoms of asthma since repair.
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