title: Acquired tracheobronchomegaly resulting in severe respiratory failure.
abstract: Tracheobronchomegaly is a distinct clinical and radiologic entity characterized by marked dilatation of the trachea and bronchi. In this report we describe a Marfanoid patient who developed TBM in his adulthood with rapid deterioration, leading to hypercapnic respiratory failure. This case represents an acquired form of TBM in a patient with Marfanoid features which has not been previously described. Tracheobronchomegaly should be considered as a cause of chronic respiratory failure in a young adult and can be diagnosed easily with chest roentgenogram and CAT scan.
authors.affiliation: Brooklyn VA Medical Center 11209.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Shivaram
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shivaram
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cash
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014137:Tracheobronchomegaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*