Misdiagnosis of Asthma
Although the exact situation with regard to asthma prevalence and diagnosis is unclear, there are certainly some populations in which asthma is under-diagnosed. Some sources claim asthma is under-diagnosed in children, with episodes of wheezing not considered possible cases of asthma, and thus not seeking diagnosis and treatment for asthma. However, other sources state that asthma is over-diagnosed in children. Asthma is also probably under-diagnosed in the elderly.
| About misdiagnosis: When checking for a misdiagnosis of Asthma or confirming a diagnosis of Asthma, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Asthma may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Asthma. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis. |
Asthma as an alternative diagnosis: The other diseases for which Asthma is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:
- Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
- Allergies
- Animal allergies
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- Dust mite allergies
- Emphysema
- Hay fever
- Mold allergies
- Stridor
- Type 1 diabetes
- Whooping Cough
Medical news summaries about misdiagnosis of Asthma: The following medical news items are relevant to misdiagnosis of Asthma:
- Asthma overdiagnosed in Australia
- Boy misdiagnosed with asthma spreads tuberculosis for 10 months
- Breathing difficulties in obese people frequently misdiagnosed as asthma
- High numbers of children with asthma remain undiagnosed
- Misdiagnosed jailed man sues
- Obese women might be misdiagnosed with asthma
- Overweight asthmatics should be encouraged to lose weight
- Pulmonary hypertension often misdiagnosed
- Simple test usually reserved for those over 50 could uncover genetic emphysema
- Unnecessary surgery for asthma misdiagnosed as dissecting aorta
- Woman misdiagnosed with 7 conditions before the real culprit of her disabling symptoms was discovered
Misdiagnosis cases for Asthma:
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Last revision:
April 9, 2003
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