"I sit to sleep"-Spirometry as a clue to diagnosis

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 a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric pulmonology 2016-04, Vol.51 (4), p.E13-E15
Hauptverfasser: Yaacoby-Bianu, Karin, Shaul, Ron, Ilivitzki, Anat, Bentur, Lea
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:8755-6863
1099-0496
DOI:10.1002/ppul.23362