Acute dyspnea in an adolescent girl after physical exertion: A case report and review of the literature


Yalcin E., Ariyurek M.

PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY, cilt.43, sa.6, ss.604-606, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/ppul.20803
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.604-606
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Dyspnea is a common symptom of cardiac and pulmonary diseases. We present a 15-year-old girl with acute dyspnea, chest pain, cough, and difficulty in swallowing whose initial diagnosis was psychogenic dyspnea. The etiology of acute dyspnea is discussed and reported cases are reviewed in this case report.