Jade, 20 years-old, has had episodes of paroxysmal dyspnea since the age of 12, especially at night, associated with coughing and chest tightness, sometimes with wheezing. For 1 year now, attacks have been more frequent, almost daily, also occurring during the day.
Acknowledgement
This case study was provided by Prof. Olivier Boyer (M.D., Ph.D., head of the Department of Immunology and Biotherapy), Dr. Jérémie Martinet (Pharm.D., Ph.D., immunologist) and Dr. Guillaume Mahay (M.D., Ph.D., pulmonologist) from Rouen University Hospital, Normandy University, France. The authors would like to thank Prof. Winfried Pickl (Vienna, Austria) and Dr. Joana Vitte (Marseille, France) for their critical reading of this case study. We are grateful to Nikki Sabourin-Gibbs, Rouen University Hospital, for her help in editing the manuscript.
