Partridge M R, Flood-Page P
Chest Clinic, Whipps Cross Hospital, London, U.K.
Respir Med. 1997 Sep;91(8):503-4. doi: 10.1016/s0954-6111(97)90118-9.
Patients presenting with features of airway narrowing (cough, wheeze, exertional breathlessness and obstructive spirometry) may be suffering from either localized or generalized airway obstruction. Doctors sometimes overlook the possibility of localized obstruction (whether due to tumour, foreign body aspiration or stenosis), and patients may experience symptoms for a long time before the correct diagnosis is made.
出现气道狭窄特征（咳嗽、喘息、运动性呼吸困难和阻塞性肺功能测定）的患者可能患有局限性或广泛性气道阻塞。医生有时会忽略局限性阻塞的可能性（无论是由于肿瘤、异物吸入还是狭窄），患者可能在正确诊断之前长期出现症状。
