Aortic arch anomaly presenting as exercise-induced asthma

Am Rev Respir Dis. 1989 Sep;140(3):805-8. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm/140.3.805.

Abstract

We present the case of a young woman with a right aortic arch who first became symptomatic when she began a vigorous exercise program. Her symptoms were very suggestive of exercise-induced bronchospasm. Her flow-volume curves, however, showed evidence of variable intrathoracic large airways obstruction. A magnetic resonance imaging scan confirmed the presence of severe tracheal narrowing caused by her right aortic arch.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities*
  • Aorta, Thoracic / pathology
  • Aortography
  • Asthma / diagnosis*
  • Asthma, Exercise-Induced / diagnosis*
  • Constriction, Pathologic
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Trachea / pathology