Tracheobronchomegaly
| Tracheobronchomegaly | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Mounier-Kühn syndrome[1] |
| Specialty | Pulmonology |
| Complications | Recurrent pulmonary infections |
| Causes | atrophy of elastic fibers in the trachea and main bronchi, leading to thinning of the smooth muscle layer |
| Diagnostic method | CT Chest. Tracheobroncheal flaccidity, dilatation, and/or collapse. |
| Frequency | 300 cases have been reported to date |
Tracheobronchomegaly is a very rare congenital disorder of the lung primarily characterized by an abnormal widening of the upper airways.[2] The abnormally widened trachea and mainstem bronchi are associated with recurrent lower respiratory tract infection and copious purulent sputum production, eventually leading to bronchiectasis and other respiratory complications.[3]
Diagnosis
Woodring et al. (1991) suggested the following diagnostic criteria for tracheomegaly in adults based on chest radiography:[4]
- Adult Males: Tracheal transverse diameter > 25 mm and sagittal diameter > 27 mm.
- Adult Females: Tracheal transverse diameter > 21 mm and sagittal diameter > 23 mm.
History
The term "Mounier-Kuhn syndrome" derives from the characterization of the condition by Prof. Pierre-Louis Mounier-Kuhn in 1932, while the name "tracheobronchomegaly" was introduced by Katz et al. in 1962.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ RESERVED, INSERM US14-- ALL RIGHTS. "Orphanet: Mounier Kühn syndrome". www.orpha.net. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Schwartz, W; Rossoff L (Nov 1994). "Tracheobronchomegaly". Chest. 106 (5). American College of Chest Physicians: 1589–1590. doi:10.1378/chest.106.5.1589. PMID 7956426. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Menon B, Aggarwal B, Iqbal A (2008). "Mounier-Kuhn syndrome: report of 8 cases of tracheobronchomegaly with associated complications". South Med J. 101 (1): 83–87. doi:10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31815d4259. PMID 18176298.
- ^ Woodring J, et al. (1999). "Congenital tracheobronchomegaly (Mounier-Kuhn syndrome)". J Thorac Imaging. 6 (1).
- ^ Smith DL, Withers N, Holloway B, Collins JV (August 1994). "Tracheobronchomegaly: an unusual presentation of a rare condition". Thorax. 49 (8): 840–1. doi:10.1136/thx.49.8.840. PMC 475137. PMID 8091335.
- ^ KATZ I, LEVINE M, HERMAN P (December 1962). "Tracheobronchiomegaly. The Mounier-Kuhn syndrome". Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med. 88: 1084–94. PMID 13958486.
- ^ Mounier-Kuhn P. Dilatation de la trachée: constatations radiographiques etbronchoscopiques. Lyon Med. 1932;150:106-9.