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An Adolescent With Progressive Shortness of Breath

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Abstract Shortness of breath and wheezing are common presenting signs for children in the emergency department. In adolescence, it is often due to asthma or lower respiratory tract infections. We… Click to show full abstract

Abstract Shortness of breath and wheezing are common presenting signs for children in the emergency department. In adolescence, it is often due to asthma or lower respiratory tract infections. We present a rare pediatric case of an adolescent with biphasic stridor and progressive exercise-induced shortness of breath who was found to have severe idiopathic subglottic stenosis.

Keywords: progressive shortness; adolescent progressive; shortness breath; breath

Journal Title: Pediatric Emergency Care
Year Published: 2020

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