Persistent pathological auscultation, not all is brochospasms

Beatriz Fernández Manso^a, M.ª Rosa Albañil Ballesteros^b, Miguel Ángel Zafra Anta^c

^aPediatra. CS El Naranjo. Fuenlabrada. Madrid. España.
^bPediatra. CS Cuzco. Fuenlabrada. Madrid. España.
^cServicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada. Fuenlabrada. Madrid. España.

Reference of this article: Fernández Manso B, Albañil Ballesteros MR, Zafra Anta MA. Persistent pathological auscultation, not all is brochospasms. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2019;21:173-9.

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Abstract

Respiratory symptoms are the most common reason for primary care visits and, when chronic, a frecuent indication for hospital specialist referrals. We describe two patients treated for asthma and recurrent pneumonia. A differential diagnosis was needed to find out the cause of persistent pathological auscultation. Final diagnosis was: Pulmonary sequestration and Bronchiolitis obliterans. We review the most relevant aspects of this uncommon and severe chronic lung diseases.

Keywords

● Bronchiolitis obliterans ● Chronic cough ● Pulmonary sequestration

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