@article {Alicie133, author = {Ibrahim Onur Alici and Ozlem Kar Kurt and Adile Berna Dursun and Aydin Yilmaz and Ferda Oner Erkekol}, title = {Two Cases of Tracheal Disease Misdiagnosed as Difficult-to-Treat Asthma}, volume = {58}, number = {11}, pages = {e133--e137}, year = {2013}, doi = {10.4187/respcare.02350}, publisher = {Respiratory Care}, abstract = {Initial management of patients with difficult-to-treat asthma must begin with confirmation of the diagnosis. We present 2 cases of tracheal disease misdiagnosed as difficult-to-treat asthma. After systemic evaluation, tracheomalacia and tracheobronchial narrowing due to diffuse calcification of the cartilaginous rings were found as mimicking asthma.}, issn = {0020-1324}, URL = {https://rc.rcjournal.com/content/58/11/e133}, eprint = {https://rc.rcjournal.com/content/58/11/e133.full.pdf}, journal = {Respiratory Care} }