The trachea in children with respiratory diseases including children presenting as cot deaths.
The tracheas of 74 children with respiratory disorders were analysed and compared with the tracheas of children with no respiratory symptoms. The test tracheas showed an increase in the size of the lumen and the length of the cartilage and membrane, the increase in the length of membrane being particularly striking. The relation between age at onset and duration of symptoms was uncertain.
D000367:Age Factors; D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008566:Membranes / Q000473:pathology; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000473:pathology; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology*