Wheezing
Etiology
Obstructive Lung Disease (see Obstructive Lung Disease , [[Obstructive Lung Disease]])
Tracheobronchial Central Airway Obstruction (see Central Airway Obstruction , [[Central Airway Obstruction]])
Tracheobronchial Infection
Tracheobronchial Neoplasm
Primary Tracheobronchial Tumor
Acinar Cell Carcinoma (see Acinar Cell Carcinoma , [[Acinar Cell Carcinoma]])
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (see Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma , [[Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma]])
Bronchial Adenoma (see Bronchial Adenoma , [[Bronchial Adenoma]])
Bronchial Cystadenoma (see Bronchial Cystadenoma , [[Bronchial Cystadenoma]])
Bronchial Carcinoid (see Bronchial Carcinoid , [[Bronchial Carcinoid]])
Carcinosarcoma (see Carcinosarcoma , [[Carcinosarcoma]])
Chemodectoma (see Chemodectoma , [[Chemodectoma]])
Chondroma (see Chondroma , [[Chondroma]])
Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma (see Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma , [[Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma]])
Fibroma (see Fibroma , [[Fibroma]])
Fibrous Histiocytoma or Xanthoma (see Fibrous Histiocytoma or Xanthoma , [[Fibrous Histiocytoma or Xanthoma]])
Glomus Tumor (see Glomus Tumor , [[Glomus Tumor]])
Granular Cell Myoblastoma (see Granular Cell Myoblastoma , [[Granular Cell Myoblastoma]])
Hamartoma (see Hamartoma , [[Hamartoma]])
Inflammatory Tracheobronchial Papilloma (see Inflammatory Tracheobronchial Papilloma , [[Inflammatory Tracheobronchial Papilloma]])
Leiomyoma (see Leiomyoma , [[Leiomyoma]])
Lipoma (see Lipoma , [[Lipoma]])
Lung Cancer (see Lung Cancer , [[Lung Cancer]]): common etiology
Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis (see Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis , [[Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis]])
Malignant Myoepithelioma (see Malignant Myoepithelioma , [[Malignant Myoepithelioma]])
Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma (see Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma , [[Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma]])
Mucoid Pseudotumor (see Mucoid Pseudotumor , [[Mucoid Pseudotumor]])
Multiple Laryngeal Papillomatosis (see Multiple Laryngeal Papillomatosis , [[Multiple Laryngeal Papillomatosis]])
Myxoma (see Myxoma , [[Myxoma]])
Neurofibroma (see Neurofibroma , [[Neurofibroma]])
Oncocytic Carcinoma
Papillary Cystadenocarcinoma
Plasma Cell Granuloma (see Plasma Cell Granuloma , [[Plasma Cell Granuloma]])
Primary Pulmonary Hodgkin’s Disease (see Primary Pulmonary Hodgkins Disease , [[Primary Pulmonary Hodgkins Disease]])
Primary Pulmonary Lymphoma (see Primary Pulmonary Lymphoma , [[Primary Pulmonary Lymphoma]])
Primary Pulmonary Melanoma (see Primary Pulmonary Melanoma , [[Primary Pulmonary Melanoma]])
Primary Pulmonary Sarcoma (see Primary Pulmonary Sarcoma , [[Primary Pulmonary Sarcoma]])
Sebaceous Carcinoma (see Sebaceous Carcinoma , [[Sebaceous Carcinoma]])
Solitary Tracheobronchial Papilloma (see Solitary Tracheobronchial Papilloma , [[Solitary Tracheobronchial Papilloma]])
Tracheal Chondrosarcoma (see Chondrosarcoma , [[Chondrosarcoma]])
Tracheal Squamous Cell Cancer (see Tracheal Squamous Cell Cancer , [[Tracheal Squamous Cell Cancer]])
Endobronchial Metastases (see also Lung Metastases-Endobronchial , [[Lung Metastases-Endobronchial]])
Breast Cancer (see Breast Cancer , [[Breast Cancer]])
Cervical Cancer (see Cervical Cancer , [[Cervical Cancer]])
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) (see Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia , [[Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia]])
Colorectal Cancer (see Colorectal Cancer , [[Colorectal Cancer]])
Endometrioma (see Endometrioma , [[Endometrioma]])
Esophageal Cancer (see Esophageal Cancer , [[Esophageal Cancer]])
Germ Cell Tumor (see Germ Cell Tumor , [[Germ Cell Tumor]])
Head and Neck Cancer (see Head and Neck Cancer , [[Head and Neck Cancer]])
Hodgkin’s Disease (see Hodgkins Disease , [[Hodgkins Disease]])
Kaposi Sarcoma (see Kaposi Sarcoma , [[Kaposi Sarcoma]])
Lymphoma (see Lymphoma , [[Lymphoma]])
Melanoma (see Melanoma , [[Melanoma]])
Ovarian Cancer (see Ovarian Cancer , [[Ovarian Cancer]])
Plasmacytoma (see Multiple Myeloma , [[Multiple Myeloma]])
Renal Cell Cancer (see Renal Cancer , [[Renal Cancer]])
Sarcoma
Testicular Cancer (see Testicular Cancer , [[Testicular Cancer]])
Thymic Carcinoma (see Thymoma , [[Thymoma]])
Thyroid Cancer (see Thyroid Cancer , [[Thyroid Cancer]])
Urothelial Cell Carcinoma (Transitional Cell Carcinoma) (see Urothelial Cell Carcinoma , [[Urothelial Cell Carcinoma]])
Extrinsic Tracheobronchial Compression
Enlarged Pulmonary Artery
Tetralogy of Fallot (see Tetralogy of Fallot , [[Tetralogy of Fallot]])
Transposition of Great Vessles with Ventricular Septal Defect
Granulomatous Mediastinitis and Fibrosing Mediastinitis (see Granulomatous Mediastinitis and Fibrosing Mediastinitis , [[Granulomatous Mediastinitis and Fibrosing Mediastinitis]])
Mediastinal Mass (see Mediastinal Mass , [[Mediastinal Mass]]): extrinsic compression of tracheobronchial airways
Bulky Mediastinal or Peribronchial Lymphadenopathy
Cancer
Hodgkin’s Disease (see Hodgkin’s Disease , [[Hodgkins Disease]])
Lymphoma (see Lymphoma , [[Lymphoma]])
Tuberculosis (see Tuberculosis , [[Tuberculosis]]): involvement of mediastinal nodes may compress RML bronchus
Sarcoidosis (see Sarcoidosis , [[Sarcoidosis]])
Mediastinal Tumor
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm (TAA) (see Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm , [[Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm]]): extrinsic compression of tracheobronchial airways
Thyroid Cancer/Thyromegaly/Goiter (see Goiter , [[Goiter]] and Thyroid Cancer , [[Thyroid Cancer]])
Other Tracheobronchial Obstructive Process
Airway Foreign Body (see Airway Foreign Body , [[Airway Foreign Body]])
Blood Clot
Bronchial Stenosis (see Bronchial Stenosis , [[Bronchial Stenosis]])
Bronchocentric Granulomatosis (see Bronchocentric Granulomatosis , [[Bronchocentric Granulomatosis]])
Broncholithiasis (see Broncholithiasis , [[Broncholithiasis]])
Bronchopulmonary Amyloidosis (see Amyloidosis , [[Amyloidosis]])
Goiter
Granulation Tissue
Airway Foreign Body
Airway Stent
Endotracheal Tube
Surgical Airway Anastomosis (see Lung Transplant , [[Lung Transplant]])
Tracheostomy Tube (see Tracheostomy , [[Tracheostomy]])
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener’s Granulomatosis) (see Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis , [[Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis]])
Hunter’s Syndrome
Hurler’s Syndrome
Mucous Plug (see Mucous Plug , [[Mucous Plug]])
Mucoid Impaction (see Mucoid Impaction , [[Mucoid Impaction]])
Post-Extubation Tracheal Edema
Post-Pneumonectomy Syndrome (see Post-Pneumonectomy Syndrome , [[Post-Pneumonectomy Syndrome]])
Post-Radiation Therapy (see Radiation Therapy , [[Radiation Therapy]])
Relapsing Polychondritis (see Relapsing Polychondritis , [[Relapsing Polychondritis]])
Saber Sheath Trachea (see Saber Sheath Trachea , [[Saber Sheath Trachea]])
Smoke Inhalation (see Smoke Inhalation , [[Smoke Inhalation]])
Toxic Fume Airway Injury
Tracheal Cyst (see Tracheal Cyst , [[Tracheal Cyst]])
Tracheal Stenosis (see Tracheal Stenosis , [[Tracheal Stenosis]])
Tracheal Trauma
Tracheobronchial Foreign Body (see Airway Foreign Body , [[Airway Foreign Body]])
Tracheobronchial Fracture (see Tracheobronchial Fracture , [[Tracheobronchial Fracture]])
Tracheoesophageal Fistula (see Tracheoesophageal Fistula , [[Tracheoesophageal Fistula]])
Tracheobronchomalacia (see Tracheobronchomalacia , [[Tracheobronchomalacia]])
Tracheobronchial Web
Tracheobronchopathia Osteochondroplastica (see Tracheobronchopathia Osteochondroplastica , [[Tracheobronchopathia Osteochondroplastica]])
Other Airway Obstruction
Infection
Drug
Abacavir Hypersensitivity Reaction (see Abacavir , [[Abacavir]])
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors (see Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors , [[Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors]])
Aclidinium (Tudorza Pressair) (see Aclidinium , [[Aclidinium]])
Adenosine (see Adenosine , [[Adenosine]])
Benzylisoquinolinium Neuromuscular Junction Antagonists (see Neuromuscular Junction Antagonists , [[Neuromuscular Junction Antagonists]]): mediated via histamine release
Alcuronium
Atracurium (Tracrium) (see Atracurium , [[Atracurium]])
Cisatracurium (see Cisatracurium , [[Cisatracurium]])
Doxacurium (see Doxacurium , [[Doxacurium]])
Mivacurium (see Mivacurium , [[Mivacurium]])
Tubocurarine
Beta Blockers (see β-Adrenergic Receptor Antagonists , [[β-Adrenergic Receptor Antagonists]])
Bronchodilator Agents Which Have Been Associated with Paradoxical Bronchospasm
Cetuximab (Erbitux) (see Cetuximab , [[Cetuximab]])
Cytokine Release Syndrome (see Cytokine Release Syndrome , [[Cytokine Release Syndrome]]): occurs with the administration of specific monoclonal antibodies
Alemtuzumab (Campath, MabCampath, Campath-1H, Lemtrada) (see Alemtuzumab , [[Alemtuzumab]])
Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (ATG) (see Anti-Thymocyte Globulin , [[Anti-Thymocyte Globulin]])
Lenalidomide (Revlimid) (see Lenalidomide , [[Lenalidomide]])
Muromonab-CD3 (Orthoclone OKT3) (see Muromonab-CD3 , [[Muromonab-CD3]])
Oxaliplatin (Eloxatin, Oxaliplatin Medac) (see Oxaliplatin , [[Oxaliplatin]])
Rituximab (Rituxan) (see Anti-CD20 Therapy , [[Anti-CD20 Therapy]])
Gemcitabine (see Gemcitabine , [[Gemcitabine]])
Interferon-Alpha (see Interferon , [[Interferon]])
Paclitaxel (see Paclitaxel , [[Paclitaxel]])
Mitomycin C (see Mitomycin , [[Mitomycin]])
N-Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst, Acetadote, Fluimucil, Parvolex) (see N-Acetylcysteine , [[N-Acetylcysteine)
Nitrofurantoin (see Nitrofurantoin , [[Nitrofurantoin]])
Ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) (see Ocrelizumab , [[Ocrelizumab]])
Epidemiology: bronchospasm may occur as a feature of infusion reaction
Opiates (see Opiates , [[Opiates]])
Paclitaxel (Taxol) (see Paclitaxel , [[Paclitaxel]])
Panitumumab (Vectibix) (see Panitumumab , [[Panitumumab]])
Rasburicase (Elitek) (see Rasburicase , [[Rasburicase]])
Ribavirin (see Ribavirin , [[Ribavirin]])
Teniposide (Vumon, VM-26) (see Teniposide , [[Teniposide]])
Trastuzumab (Herceptin) (see Trastuzumab , [[Trastuzumab]])
Vinblastine (see Vinblastine , [[Vinblastine]])
Zanamivir (Relenza) (see Zanamivir , [[Zanamivir]])
Toxin
Acetic Acid Inhalation (see Acetic Acid , [[Acetic Acid]])
Ammonia Inhalation (see Ammonia , [[Ammonia]])
Bromine Inhalation/Methyl Bromide Inhalation (see Bromine-Methyl Bromide , [[Bromine-Methyl Bromide]])
Chlorine Gas/Aerosol Inhalation (see Chlorine , [[Chlorine]])
Chloropicrin Gas Inhalation (see Chloropicrin Gas , [[Chloropicrin Gas]])
Cholinergic Intoxication (see Cholinergic Intoxication , [[Cholinergic Intoxication]])
Cigua Toxin Poisoning (see Cigua Toxin Poisoning , [[Cigua Toxin Poisoning]])
Organophosphate/Carbamate Intoxication (see Organophosphates-Carbamates , [[Organophosphates-Carbamates]])
Scorpion Sting (see Scorpion Sting , [[Scorpion Sting]])
Associated Scorpion Species
Centuroides Exilicauda (Sculpuratus)
Centuroides Suffusus
Toxic Mushrooms (see Toxic Mushrooms , [[Toxic Mushrooms]])
Associated Mushrooms
Boletus Calopus
Clitocybe Dealbata
Clitocybe Illudens
Inocybe Fastigiata
Chromic Acid Inhalation (see Chromic Acid , [[Chromic Acid]])
Diborane Gas Inhalation (see Diborane Gas , [[Diborane Gas]])
Dinitrogen Tetroxide Inhalation (see Dinitrogen Tetroxide , [[Dinitrogen Tetroxide]])
Hydrofluoric Acid Inhalation (see Hydrofluoric Acid , [[Hydrofluoric Acid]])
Hydrogen Sulfide Gas Inhalation (see Hydrogen Sulfide Gas , [[Hydrogen Sulfide Gas]])
Metal Fume Fever (see Metal Fume Fever , [[Metal Fume Fever]])
Methamphetamine (see Methamphetamine , [[Methamphetamine]])
Methyl Isocyanate Inhalation (see Methyl Isocyanate , [[Methyl Isocyanate]])
Methyl Isothiocyanate Inhalation (see Methyl Isothiocyanate , [[Methyl Isothiocyanate]])
Neurotoxic Shellfish Inhalation (see Neurotoxic Shellfish , [[Neurotoxic Shellfish]])
Nitric Acid Inhalation (see Nitric Acid , [[Nitric Acid]])
Nitrogen Dioxide Inhalation (see Nitrogen Dioxide , [[Nitrogen Dioxide]])
Ozone Inhalation (see Ozone , [[Ozone]])
Phosgene Gas Inhalation (see Phosgene Gas , [[Phosgene Gas]])
Phosphine Gas Inhalation (see Phosphine Gas , [[Phosphine Gas]])
Polymer Fume Fever (see Polymer Fume Fever , [[Polymer Fume Fever]])
Smoke Inhalation (see Smoke Inhalation , [[Smoke Inhalation]])
Sulfur Dioxide Inhalation (see Sulfur Dioxide , [[Sulfur Dioxide]])
Sulfuric Acid Inhalation (see Sulfuric Acid , [[Sulfuric Acid]])
Sulfur Mustard Gas Inhalation (see Sulfur Mustard Gas , [[Sulfur Mustard Gas]])
Tear Gas Inhalation (see Tear Gas , [[Tear Gas]])
VX Nerve Agent (see VX Nerve Agent , [[VX Nerve Agent]])
Zinc Chloride Gas Inhalation (Smoke Bomb Exposure) (see Zinc Chloride Gas , [[Zinc Chloride Gas]])
Pulmonary Infiltrates with Eosinophilia (PIE) Syndrome (see Pulmonary Infiltrates with Eosinophilia , [[Pulmonary Infiltrates with Eosinophilia]])
Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (see Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia , [[Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia]])
Acute Lung Transplant Rejection (Acute Cellular Lung Transplant Rejection) (see Acute Lung Transplant Rejection , [[Acute Lung Transplant Rejection]])
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA) (see Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis , [[Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis]])
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Candidiasis (see Candida , [[Candida]])
Bronchocentric Granulomatosis (see Bronchocentric Granulomatosis , [[Bronchocentric Granulomatosis]])
Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia (see Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia , [[Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia]])
Dirofilariasis (see Dirofilariasis , [[Dirofilariasis]])
Drug-Induced Pulmonary Eosinophilia (see Drug-Induced Pulmonary Eosinophilia , [[Drug-Induced Pulmonary Eosinophilia]])
Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome (see Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome , [[Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome]])
Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA, Churg-Strauss Syndrome, Allergic Angiitis and Granulomatosis) (see Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis , [[Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis]])
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome (see Hypereosinophilic Syndrome , [[Hypereosinophilic Syndrome]])
Sarcoidosis (see Sarcoidosis , [[Sarcoidosis]])
Simple Pulmonary Eosinophilia (Loffler’s Syndrome) (see Simple Pulmonary Eosinophilia , [[Simple Pulmonary Eosinophilia]])
Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia (Occult Filariasis) (see Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia , [[Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia]])
Visceral Larva Migrans (see Visceral Larva Migrans , [[Visceral Larva Migrans]])
Other Infections
Brucellosis (see Brucellosis , [[Brucellosis]])
Coccidioidomycosis (see Coccidioidomycosis , [[Coccidioidomycosis]])
Cryptococcosis (see Cryptococcosis , [[Cryptococcosis]])
Echinococcosis (see Echinococcosis , [[Echinococcosis]])
Histoplasmosis (see Histoplasmosis , [[Histoplasmosis]])
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (see Human Immunodeficiency Virus , [[Human Immunodeficiency Virus]])
Mycobacterium Simiae (see Mycobacterium Simiae , [[Mycobacterium Simiae]])
Paragonimiasis (see Paragonimiasis , [[Paragonimiasis]])
Schistosomiasis (see Schistosomiasis , [[Schistosomiasis]])
Trichinosis (see Trichinosis , [[Trichinosis]])
Tuberculosis (see Tuberculosis , [[Tuberculosis]])
Bronchiolitis Syndrome
Other
Acute Pulmonary Embolism (see Acute Pulmonary Embolism , [[Acute Pulmonary Embolism]])
Air Embolism (see Air Embolism , [[Air Embolism]])
Airway Foreign Body (see Airway Foreign Body , [[Airway Foreign Body]])
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (see Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency , [[Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency]])
Anaphylaxis (see Anaphylaxis , [[Anaphylaxis]])
Asthma (see Asthma , [[Asthma]])
Beta Thalassemia Major (see Thalassemias , [[Thalassemias]])
Bronchiectasis (see Bronchiectasis , [[Bronchiectasis]])
Byssinosis (see Byssinosis , [[Byssinosis]])
Cardiac Asthma (see Congestive Heart Failure , [[Congestive Heart Failure]])
Cholinergic Intoxication (see Cholinergic Intoxication , [[Cholinergic Intoxication]])
Chronic Berylliosis (see Beryllium , [[Beryllium]])
Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD) (see Chronic Granulomatous Disease , [[Chronic Granulomatous Disease]])
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (see Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease , [[Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease]])
Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema (see Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema , [[Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema]])
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID) (see Common Variable Immunodeficiency , [[Common Variable Immunodeficiency]])
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) (see Cystic Fibrosis , [[Cystic Fibrosis]])
Diffuse Idiopathic Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia (DIPNECH) (see Diffuse Idiopathic Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia , [[Diffuse Idiopathic Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia]])
Fabry Disease (see Fabry Disease , [[Fabry Disease]])
Foreign Body Granulomatosis (see Foreign Body Granulomatosis , [[Foreign Body Granulomatosis]])
Hypocalcemia (see Hypocalcemia , [[Hypocalcemia]])
Isolated IgA Deficiency (see Isolated IgA Deficiency , [[Isolated IgA Deficiency]])
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (see Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis , [[Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis]])
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) (see Lymphangioleiomyomatosis , [[Lymphangioleiomyomatosis]])
Marfan Syndrome (see Marfan Syndrome , [[Marfan Syndrome]])
Microscopic Polyangiitis (see Microscopic Polyangiitis , [[Microscopic Polyangiitis]])
Mineral Dust Airway Disease
Occupational Asthma (see Asthma-Occupational , [[Asthma-Occupational]])
Post-Infection Obstructive Airways Disease
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (see Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia , [[Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia]])
Reactive Airway Dysfunction Syndrome (RADS) (see Reactive Airway Dysfunction Syndrome , [[Reactive Airway Dysfunction Syndrome]])
Selective IgG Subclass Deficiency (see Selective IgG Subclass Deficiency , [[Selective IgG Subclass Deficiency]])
Sjogren’s Syndrome (see Sjogrens Syndrome , [[Sjogrens Syndrome]])
Swyer-James-Macleod Syndrome (see Swyer-James-Macleod Syndrome , [[Swyer-James-Macleod Syndrome]])
Tuberous Sclerosis (see Tuberous Sclerosis , [[Tuberous Sclerosis]])
References
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Diagnosis of bronchial asthma by clinical evaluation. An unreliable method. Chest. 1983;84(1):42 [MEDLINE ]
Lung sounds. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1984;130(4):663 [MEDLINE ]
Fundamentals of lung auscultation. N Engl J Med. 2014;370(8):744 [MEDLINE ]
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