PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Derek A Uchida TI - Late Presentation of Double Aortic Arch in School-Age Children Presumed to Have Asthma: The Benefits of Spirometry and Examination of the Flow-Volume Curve DP - 2009 Oct 01 TA - Respiratory Care PG - 1402--1404 VI - 54 IP - 10 4099 - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/54/10/1402.short 4100 - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/54/10/1402.full AB - Children with double aortic arch most often present in infancy. This report presents 3 patients in whom the diagnosis of double aortic arch was not revealed until later in childhood. They were all given a misdiagnosis of asthma, but abnormalities detected on the flow-volume curve led to the true diagnosis.