An unusual case of congenital short trachea with very long bronchi mimicking bronchial asthma.
Case reports of a short trachea with early branching of the main bronchi are uncommon. The case is presented of a 64 year old woman with upper airway obstruction due to this anatomical abnormality which caused breathlessness and wheezing that was misdiagnosed (and treated) as bronchial asthma for many years.
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Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica Sperimentale, Clinica di Malattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio, Centro di Ricerca su Asma e BPCO, University of Ferrara, Italy.
Caramori
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G
Panella
G L
GL
Papi
A
A
Benea
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G
Adcock
I M
IM
Barnes
P J
PJ
Ciaccia
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A
D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010366:Peak Expiratory Flow Rate / Q000502:physiology; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities*