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Spurious Asthma Presentation during COVID-19.

Israel Amirav¹, Moran Lavie¹

¹Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6423906, Israel.

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Face masks can cause hyperventilation in children, mimicking asthma symptoms. Pediatricians should consider mask-induced anxiety and hyperventilation when evaluating respiratory complaints.

Keywords:

COVID-19 asthma face mask hyperventilation

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Pediatrics
Respiratory Medicine
Psychology

Background:

Face masks are widely used globally to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission.
Children with respiratory complaints were evaluated after ineffective asthma treatments.
Mask use has become a common practice in daily life.

Observation:

Three children presented with respiratory symptoms while wearing face masks.
Initial diagnosis of asthma was made, but treatments proved ineffective.
Detailed evaluation, including video analysis, was performed for the first patient.

Findings:

The detailed evaluation confirmed hyperventilation as the diagnosis.
Symptoms mimicked common respiratory disorders like asthma.
Mask-wearing was associated with the onset of these symptoms.

Implications:

Pediatricians must be aware of mask-induced anxiety and hyperventilation.
Recognizing these symptoms is crucial in the current era of widespread mask use.
This awareness can prevent misdiagnosis of respiratory conditions such as asthma.