title: Tracheobronchomalacia. A rare cause of respiratory distress in children.
abstract: Tracheobronchomalacia is a rare cause of respiratory distress in children. An infant with tracheobronchomalacia is presented. The aetiology, pathophysiology and management are discussed.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Moorthy
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Robertson
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014692:Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio / Q000502:physiology