The morbidity and cost of vocal cord dysfunction misdiagnosed as asthma

• Published in: Allergy and asthma proceedings Vol. 37; no. 2; p. 25
• Main Authors: Traister, Russell S, Fajt, Merritt L, Petrov, Andrej A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Anti-Asthmatic Agents - therapeutic use; Asthma - diagnosis; Asthma - drug therapy; Asthma - epidemiology; Comorbidity; Costs and Cost Analysis; Diagnosis, Differential; Diagnostic Errors; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Morbidity; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Treatment Outcome; Vocal Cord Dysfunction - diagnosis; Vocal Cord Dysfunction - epidemiology
• ISSN: 1539-6304
• DOI: 10.2500/aap.2016.37.3936

Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) is frequently misdiagnosed and mistreated as asthma, which leads to morbidity secondary to unnecessary medication use and increased health care utilization. We identified discriminating symptoms and triggers, and analyzed the costs, morbidity, and health care burden asso...