RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 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
JF Respiratory Care
FD American Association for Respiratory Care
SP 1402
OP 1404
VO 54
IS 10
A1 Derek A Uchida
YR 2009
UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/54/10/1402.abstract
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.