Case report: Mounier-Kuhn syndrome

Case report: Mounier-Kuhn syndrome

Tracheobronchomegaly or Mounier-Kuhn syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by marked dilatation of the trachea and main bronchi, bronchiectasis, and recurrent respiratory tract infections. The etiology of this disorder is uncertain and the clinical presentation is variable. The diagnosis is usua...

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Main Authors: Satish Kachhawa, M Meena, Gaurav Jindal, Bharat Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2008-10-01
Series:Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
Subjects:
mounier-kuhn syndrome
tracheobronchomegaly
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0971-3026.40955
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spelling doaj-cacf55ca609a4ae99c479ced9d2ceab22021-07-31T23:02:09ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging0971-30261998-38082008-10-01180431631810.4103/0971-3026.40955Case report: Mounier-Kuhn syndromeSatish Kachhawa0M Meena1Gaurav Jindal2Bharat Jain3Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner, IndiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner, IndiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner, IndiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner, IndiaTracheobronchomegaly or Mounier-Kuhn syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by marked dilatation of the trachea and main bronchi, bronchiectasis, and recurrent respiratory tract infections. The etiology of this disorder is uncertain and the clinical presentation is variable. The diagnosis is usually made on the basis of the characteristic CT scan findings. We report a case in a 21-year-old man presenting with recurrent lower respiratory tract infections.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0971-3026.40955mounier-kuhn syndrometracheobronchomegaly
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Gaurav Jindal
Bharat Jain
Case report: Mounier-Kuhn syndrome
Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
mounier-kuhn syndrome
tracheobronchomegaly
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M Meena
Gaurav Jindal
Bharat Jain
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title Case report: Mounier-Kuhn syndrome
title_short Case report: Mounier-Kuhn syndrome
title_full Case report: Mounier-Kuhn syndrome
title_fullStr Case report: Mounier-Kuhn syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Case report: Mounier-Kuhn syndrome
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publisher Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
series Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
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1998-3808
publishDate 2008-10-01
description Tracheobronchomegaly or Mounier-Kuhn syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by marked dilatation of the trachea and main bronchi, bronchiectasis, and recurrent respiratory tract infections. The etiology of this disorder is uncertain and the clinical presentation is variable. The diagnosis is usually made on the basis of the characteristic CT scan findings. We report a case in a 21-year-old man presenting with recurrent lower respiratory tract infections.
topic mounier-kuhn syndrome
tracheobronchomegaly
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