Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2017
A 23-year-old man had taken 1 g of aspirin to treat acute respiratory infection. After that he developed an asthmatic fit with labored expiration that was arrested by introduction of aminophylline. The patient has no medical history of allergies. The patient has undergone two surgeries for nasal polyposis in the past. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer options
- Symptomatic bronchospasm
- Infectious allergic bronchial asthma
- Atopic bronchial asthma
- Aspirin-induced asthma
- Exercise-induced asthma
Correct answer
Aspirin-induced asthma
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