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Asthma is a common childhood disorder characterized by chronic reversible hyperresponsiveness in the small airways, resulting in obstructive physiology. Asthma is diagnosed either clinically or with pulmonary function tests. Imaging is often unnecessary unless there is concern for superimposed pneumonia or a complication related to an acute asthma exacerbation. However, pediatricians must maintain a high degree of suspicion for non-asthma pathologies that present similarly to asthma and may require imaging to ensure an accurate diagnosis. This pediatric case series describes these pathologies and provides case examples from our institution of children that were initially misdiagnosed as having asthma until the proper imaging study was performed. Read More
Meeting name: SPR 2023 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2023
Authors: Tung Eric, Nelson Benjamin, Nimkin Katherine