Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction (ILO) Coexisting with COPD can Fatally Influence the Course of COPD Exacerbation

Abstract

An intermittent extrathoracic airway obstruction due to adduction of vocal cords, formerly referred to as Vocal Cord Dysfunction (VCD) and now as ILO or VCD/ILO, can lead to sudden dyspnoea of varying intensity mimicking asthma attacks.