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Published on: May 14, 2012
Vomiting as the main presenting symptom of acute asthma
1Department of Paediatrics, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
Abstract:
Vomiting as a dominant symptom in a patient with acute asthma is reported. The traditionally recognized triad of cough, tachypnea and wheezing were absent or trivial whenever this patient presented with persistent vomiting. A careful history, laboratory evaluation and a course of bronchodilators eventually ascertained that the episodes of vomiting were due to attacks of acute asthma. It is suggested that acute asthma be included in the differential diagnosis of recurrent and/or severe vomiting in children.
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