Difficult to control asthma in the patient with pseudoachondroplasia
- 1Respiratory Medicine Department, Prince Philip Hospital, LLanelli, UK
- 2Respiratory Medicine Department, Glan Clwyd Hospital, Rhyl, UK
- Correspondence to Dr Maria Wilczynska, mwilczynska{at}doctors.org.uk
Summary
Pseudoachondroplasia (PsA) is a type of short-limbed dwarfism resulting from mutations in the cartilage oligomeric matrix protein gene. Skeletal involvement in the PsA is well-described but there are not any published cases reporting airways involvement. The authors present a case of a female with the PsA and congenital anomalies of the respiratory tract resulting in the tracheobronchomalacia and a difficult to control asthma.
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Competing interests None.
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