Clinical examination is still good: suck it and see

Zubrinich, Celia M; McDonald, Christine F; Knight, Simon R; O’Donoghue, Fergal J

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01482.x

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A 39-year-old man with a lifelong history of asthma reported recurrent productive cough and wheeze over the previous 2 years. Antibiotics and specific asthma treatment produced only temporary decreases in symptoms. Chest examination revealed monophonic wheeze in the right mid and lower zones. The appearance on computed tomography was unremarkable.

1 Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC.
2 Department of Thoracic Surgery

Correspondence: czubrinich@yahoo.com

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