The News:
Study Finds Some Children Being Misdiagnosed with Asthma
Friday, August 31, 2007
Fox News
It's believed that six million American children suffer from asthma. However, new research shows that some children who have been diagnosed with the condition may actually suffer from a vocal cord affliction. Doctors at Columbus Children's Hospital believe that at least some children diagnosed with asthma may actually suffer from vocal cord dysfunction (VCD), a sudden, abnormal narrowing of the vocal cords during inhalation causing obstruction of the airflow, and characterized by a noise that can mimic the sound of wheezing.
The Research:
Read the research behind this story in Pediatric Pulmonology.
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