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VOLUME 57 , ISSUE 2 ( April-June, 2015 ) > List of Articles

CASE REPORT

A 54-Year-Old Man with Tracheomegaly, Tracheal Diverticulas and Bronchiectasis — Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome

Mandeep Singh, Raj Kumar

Keywords : Mounier-Kuhn syndrome, Tracheomegaly, Bronchoscopy, Dynamic collapse

Citation Information : Singh M, Kumar R. A 54-Year-Old Man with Tracheomegaly, Tracheal Diverticulas and Bronchiectasis — Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2015; 57 (2):113-115.

DOI: 10.5005/ijcdas-57-2-113

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Published Online: 17-06-2015

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Abstract

Mounier-Kuhn syndrome is a rare idiopathic clinical, radiological and bronchoscopic disorder characterised by abnormal dilatation of the tracheo-bronchial tree. The usual presentation is with recurrent lower respiratory tract infections. Herein, we report the case of an adult male who was diagnosed to have Mounier-Kuhn syndrome based on radiographic finding of a tracheal diameter of 45.5 mm on computed tomography and dynamic complete collapse of the tracheo-bronchial tree on forced expiration, observed during ronchoscopy.

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