Paroxysmal Laryngospasm: A Rare Condition That Respiratory Physicians Must Distinguish from Other Diseases with a Chief Complaint of Dyspnea

Table 1

Patient-related information.

Number	Gender	Age	Smoking history	Drinking history	Trigger	Time of attack	History of GERD	Treatment	Outcome
1	Female	50	No	No	Cough	Daytime	No	No (treatment refusal)	Spontaneously resolved
2	Male	61	Yes	Yes	URI	Daytime	Yes	PPI	Partial relief
3	Female	45	No	No	Cough	Daytime	Yes	PPI	Complete relief
4	Male	41	No	No	URI	Daytime	Yes	PPI	Complete relief
5	Female	36	No	No	Cough	Night	Yes	PPI	Complete relief
6	Female	70	No	No	Cough	Daytime	No, but had acid regurgitation	PPI	Complete relief
7	Male	44	Yes	No	No	Daytime	Yes	PPI	Invalid
8	Female	33	No	No	Agitation	Daytime	Yes	PPI	Complete relief
9	Male	59	Yes	Yes	Agitation	Daytime	No	Improved lifestyle	Partial relief after lifestyle changes
10	Female	66	No	No	No	Daytime	No, but left vocal cord paralysis	Treatment at the Otorhinolaryngology Department	Complete relief
11	Male	31	No	No	URI	Daytime	No	Symptomatic treatment and antibiotics	Complete relief
12	Female	55	No	No	Cough	Daytime	Yes	PPI	Complete relief

GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease; PPI, proton pump inhibitor; URI, upper respiratory tract infection.