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¹Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Republic of Ireland. schotirmall@rcsi.ie

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Persistent wheeze in a young girl was initially thought to be childhood asthma. However, a rare dual aortic arch anomaly, discovered in her teenage years, was the true cause.

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Area of Science:

Cardiology
Pulmonology
Paediatric Medicine

Background:

Wheezing is a common respiratory symptom in children and adults.
Unexplained persistent wheezing necessitates thorough diagnostic investigation.

Observation:

A young female patient presented with persistent wheezing, initially diagnosed as childhood asthma.
The wheezing persisted despite standard asthma management.

Findings:

A rare vascular anomaly, a dual aortic arch, was identified as the underlying cause of the persistent wheezing.
This congenital cardiovascular anomaly became clinically apparent during adolescence.

Implications:

This case highlights the importance of considering non-asthmatic causes for persistent wheezing.
Clinicians should maintain a broad differential diagnosis, including rare congenital conditions, for refractory respiratory symptoms.