Gerhardt's syndrome misdiagnosed as asthma

Lili Hou^{1

2}, Ying Gong³, Lei Zhu⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Critical and Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
² Department of Critical and Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital-Jiuquan Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Gansu, China.
³ Department of Critical and Pulmonary Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
⁴ Department of Critical and Pulmonary Medicine, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, 221 West Yan'an Road, Shanghai, China.

Lili Hou et al. Lung India. 2024.

. 2024 May 1;41(3):218-220.

doi: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_521_23. Epub 2024 Apr 30.

Lili Hou^{1

2}, Ying Gong³, Lei Zhu⁴

¹ Department of Critical and Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
² Department of Critical and Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital-Jiuquan Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Gansu, China.
³ Department of Critical and Pulmonary Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
⁴ Department of Critical and Pulmonary Medicine, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, 221 West Yan'an Road, Shanghai, China.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest.

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