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Case Report: An 11- year- old child admitted with difficulty in breathing and wheezing for a 1-day duration to DGH Matara
Subsequent investigations confirmed a diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma with superior vena cava obstruction
He was managed in the emergency department as for acute severe asthma and given Salbutamol nebulization and oral prednisolone
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Introduction; Asthma is a common condition in childhood which is diagnosed mainly on clinical grounds. Case Report: An 11- year- old child admitted with difficulty in breathing and wheezing for a 1-day duration to DGH Matara. He was a newly diagnosed patient with bronchial asthma who was followed up in the private sector by a general practitioner. He was transferred to a general paediatric ward after initial stabilization On examination he continued to have respiratory distress with bi lateral reduced air entry without any wheeze. Subsequent investigations confirmed a diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma with superior vena cava obstruction He was managed in the emergency department as for acute severe asthma and given Salbutamol nebulization and oral prednisolone.
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