TY - JOUR T1 - Unusual cause of dyspnoea JF - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313059 SP - edpract-2017-313059 AU - Nicola Ullmann AU - Giulia Ceglie AU - Maria Giovanna Paglietti AU - Sergio Bottero AU - Renato Cutrera Y1 - 2017/09/02 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2017/09/01/archdischild-2017-313059.abstract N2 - A 4-year-old boy was admitted to our department with fever, cough and dyspnoea, unresponsive to salbutamol and antibiotic therapy. He had previously contracted bronchiolitis at 20 days of life, followed by intermittent episodes of wheeze that never required hospitalisation and responded to short inhaled corticosteroid cycles. He had an atopic family history. On examination, he had dyspnoea, persistent cough with bronchospasm but normal oxygen saturations. Bloods showed elevated eosinophils (2004 µL), a slightly elevated C-reactive protein (1.5 mg/dL) and total IgE (326 kU/L), and specific IgE was raised for various inhalant allergens (box). A chest X-ray was performed (figure 1).Box Positive inhalant allergensAnthoxanthum odoratumCynodon dactylonDactylis glomerataDermatophagoides farinaeDermatophagoides pteronissimusHolcus lanatusPoa pratensisPhleum … ER -