Near-fatal asthma in a 12-year-old girl leading to life-threatening tonsillar herniation: a case report
This case underscores the need for prompt identification and multidisciplinary management of severe asthma complications in pediatric patients to prevent irreversible outcomes.
Authors
- Khalid Althobaiti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8465-652X)
- Mohannad Antar
- Hala Al Alem
- Amna Kashgari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0151-0702)
- Abdullah Almutairi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6143-3043)
Institutions
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (SA)
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (SA)
- National Guard Health Affairs (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-025-05507-5
- Primary Topic
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00