Bevelaqua F, Schicchi J S, Haas F, Axen K, Levin N
Pulmonary Function Laboratory, New York University Medical Center, New York.
Am Rev Respir Dis. 1989 Sep;140(3):805-8. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm/140.3.805.
We present the case of a young woman with a right aortic arch who first became symptomatic when she began a vigorous exercise program. Her symptoms were very suggestive of exercise-induced bronchospasm. Her flow-volume curves, however, showed evidence of variable intrathoracic large airways obstruction. A magnetic resonance imaging scan confirmed the presence of severe tracheal narrowing caused by her right aortic arch.
