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Irreversible airway obstruction due to innominate artery compression of the trachea
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  1. Minna Lukkarinen,
  2. Heikki Pekka Lukkarinen
  1. Department of Paediatrics, Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland
  1. Correspondence to Dr Heikki Pekka Lukkarinen, hepelu{at}utu.fi

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A 12-year-old girl presented with occasional cough and minor exercise intolerance. Peak expiratory flow (PEF) follow-up suggested asthma and irreversible expiratory obstruction was demonstrated by spirometry. Treatment with inhaled corticosteroids alleviated the symptoms, but a slight obstruction in spirometry persisted (figure 1A). Three years later, a CT …

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