Thoracic aortic aneurysm causing acute bronchospasm.
Acute respiratory failure presenting as intractable bronchospasm was caused by tracheal obstruction due to an aneurysm of the thoracic aorta. Atropine was used successfully as a bronchodilating agent, as conventional therapy failed. The diagnosis was established by fiberoptic bronchoscopy.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D001285:Atropine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001986:Bronchial Spasm / Q000209:etiology*; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D001285:Atropine