Difficult to treat asthma - The importance of thoracic imaging

Margarida Pimenta Valério; Sofia Sousa; José Costa; Denny Marques Rodrigues; Catarina Ferreira; Yvette Martins; Lina Carvalho

doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101127

Difficult to treat asthma - The importance of thoracic imaging

Respir Med Case Rep. 2020 Jun 11:30:101127. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101127. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Margarida Pimenta Valério¹, Sofia Sousa¹, José Costa¹, Denny Marques Rodrigues¹, Catarina Ferreira¹, Yvette Martins¹, Lina Carvalho²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pulmonology, Coimbra Hospital and University Center, Coimbra, Portugal.
² Department of Pathological Anatomy, Coimbra Hospital and University Center, Coimbra, Portugal.

Abstract

Asthma is a chronic disease with clinical variations throughout its course. Periods of symptom aggravation can occur with the need to escalate therapy. Nevertheless, further investigation should be considered when atypical manifestations appear or when worsening of symptoms occurs. Proximal tracheal/bronchial obstruction can mimic symptoms observed in patients with asthma. Primary benign tracheal tumors are rare, but can constitute the cause for such symptoms. We present a case report of a patient with asthma and a tracheal lesion.

Keywords: Asthma; Bronchoscopy; Tracheal Harmartoma.

Publication types

Case Reports