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* Although, many cases of recurrent cough and wheezing in children and adults are due to asthma, other conditions are often misdiagnosed as asthma. | * Although, many cases of recurrent cough and wheezing in children and adults are due to asthma, other conditions are often misdiagnosed as asthma. | ||
===Adults=== | ===Adults=== | ||
*Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) | *[[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]] (COPD) | ||
*Hyperventilation syndrome and panic attacks | *Hyperventilation syndrome and [[panic attacks]] | ||
*Congestive heart failure | *[[Congestive heart failure]] | ||
*Pulmonary embolism | *[[Pulmonary embolism]] | ||
*Laryngeal dysfunction | *Laryngeal dysfunction | ||
*Pulmonary aspiration | *[[Pulmonary aspiration]] | ||
*Mechanical obstruction of the airways (benign and malignant tumors) | *Mechanical obstruction of the airways ([[Lung cancer|benign and malignant tumors]]) | ||
*Pulmonary infiltration with eosinophilia | *[[Pulmonary infiltration with eosinophilia]] | ||
*Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases | *Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases | ||
*Cough secondary to drugs (ACE inhibitors) | *Cough secondary to drugs ([[ACE inhibitor|ACE inhibitors]]) | ||
*Vocal cord dysfunction | *[[Vocal cord paralysis|Vocal cord dysfunction]] | ||
===Infants & Children=== | ===Infants & Children=== | ||
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Editor(s)-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Philip Marcus, M.D., M.P.H. [2]
Overview
Asthma must be clinically differentiated from other pulmonary conditions with similar symptoms such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary aspiration.
Differentiating Asthma from other Diseases
- Although, many cases of recurrent cough and wheezing in children and adults are due to asthma, other conditions are often misdiagnosed as asthma.
Adults
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Hyperventilation syndrome and panic attacks
- Congestive heart failure
- Pulmonary embolism
- Laryngeal dysfunction
- Pulmonary aspiration
- Mechanical obstruction of the airways (benign and malignant tumors)
- Pulmonary infiltration with eosinophilia
- Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases
- Cough secondary to drugs (ACE inhibitors)
- Vocal cord dysfunction
Infants & Children
Upper airway diseases
Allergic rhinitis and sinusitis
Obstructions involving large airways
Foreign body in trachea or bronchus Vocal cord dysfunction Vascular rings or laryngeal webs Laryngotracheomalacia, tracheal stenosis, or bronchostenosis Enlarged lymph nodes or tumor
Obstructions involving small airways
Viral bronchiolitis or obliterative bronchiolitis Cystic fibrosis Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Other causes
Congenital heart diseases Recurrent cough not due to asthma Aspiration from swallowing mechanism Dysfunction or gastroesophageal reflux