Bronchial coarctation.
A 38-year-old white woman with chronic bronchitis was found to have proximal coarctation of several third and fourth order bronchi. These lesions persisted despite treatment with prednisone, 40 mg a day for eight weeks. We think these lesions are congenital in origin and were exacerbated by chronic bronchitis.
D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000150:complications; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests