Respiratory Manifestations of Dorsal Spine Radiculitis Simulating Cardiac Asthma

Article1 May 1950RESPIRATORY MANIFESTATIONS OF DORSAL SPINE RADICULITIS SIMULATING CARDIAC ASTHMADAVID DAVIS, M.D.DAVID DAVIS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-32-5-954 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn a previous study attention was called to the syndrome of dorsal spine radiculitis with attacks of substernal and precordial pain simulating coronary occlusion.1It was shown that such attacks were frequently accompanied by a peculiar respiratory distress described most often as an inability to take a deep breath. This discomfort was noted not only during severe paroxysms of pain, but at times after chest pain had abated or ceased. In several instances, it could be induced together with chest pain by the application of pressure over the dorsal vertebrae, and a few patients found it more distressing than the...Bibliography1. Davis D: Spinal nerve root pain (radiculitis) simulating coronary occlusion: a common syndrome, Am. Heart J. 35: 70-80, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. DavisRitvo DM: The clinical and roentgen findings in osteoarthritis of the cervicodorsal spine (radiculitis) simulating coronary artery disease, New England J. Med. 238: 857-866, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Received for publication August 3, 1948. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTrue Angina Pectoris Immediately After Cervical Disc Herniation Surgery for Preoperative Cervical Angina Symptoms: A Case ReportCervical Angina: A Literature Review on Its Diagnosis, Mechanism, and ManagementDifferent Surgical Strategy for Patients with Cervical Angina: A Potential Role of Luschka's Joint OsteophyteCervical Angina of High Cervical Disc HerniaCervical Angina caused by Unstable Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Case ReportCervical Angina Caused by Atlantoaxial InstabilityAtypische Angina pectorisDifferential diagnosis of chest painA COMMON TYPE OF VERTIGO RELIEVED BY TRACTION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE*DAVID DAVIS, M.D. 1 May 1950Volume 32, Issue 5Page: 954-959KeywordsAsthmaIschemiaSpineVertebrae ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1950 PDF downloadLoading ...