Idiopathic bronchial stenosis in a young woman.
An 18-year-old white woman presented with a severe obstructive ventilatory defect. An evaluation revealed a stenotic lesion of the right bronchus intermedius and the left mainstem bronchus. Treatment with prednisone followed by beclomethasone resulted in a marked improvement in her condition.
D000293:Adolescent; D001507:Beclomethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D001507:Beclomethasone; D011241:Prednisone