Pseudo asthma are clinical conditions that mimic the symptoms of asthma such as cough, wheezing and dyspnea. These symptoms may be caused by other disorders which are often misdiagnosed as asthma and consequently treated inappropriately. This article discusses the diagnostic methods for identifying these pseudo-asthma condition. The differential diagnosis of asthma is important.
The many other causes of wheezing, dsypnea and cough must be kept in mind. Several clinical conditions are misdiagnosed as asthma and consequently treated inappropriately. Cough misdiagnosed as asthma Cystic Fibrosis Cystic fibrosis should be suspected when symptoms of airway inflammatory disease persist despite a short course of high-dose systemic corticosteroid. Most reliable diagnosis of cystic fibrosis is sweat chloride measurement using the classical quantitative pilocarpine iontophoresis method.…
