Case Report
Year: 2020 | Month: March | Volume: 10 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 79-82
Asthma Mimic- Not to Be Missed
Manisha Bhardwaj1*, Rajesh Bhawani2**, Komal Gharsangi1**, Pratibha Himral3**, Deepak Aggarwal3***, Jitender Thakur4**
1Assistant Professor, 2Professor & Head, 3Associate Professor, 4Senior Resident,
*Department of Pulmonary Medicine, **Department of Internal Medicine,
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Medical College and Hospital, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh - 15008
***Dept. of Pulmonary Medicine, Government Medical College & Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh - 160030
Corresponding Author: Rajesh Bhawani
ABSTRACT
Asthma is one the most common cause of breathlessness and wheezing in non smoker females. However all that wheeze is not asthma. We present a case of middle age female presented with similar complaints but turned out to be cancer. Adenoid cystic cancer is the second most common primary tracheal tumor with a rare occurrence. It poses a diagnostic challenge as it mimics asthma because of its slow progression and local recurrence. The key factor needed for successful diagnosis is to be familiar with similar conditions.
Key words: asthma, mimics, adenoid cystic cancer, diagnostic challenge.