title: Atelectasis due to bronchial compression by the vertebral column.
abstract: The authors report the case of an 18-year-old woman with a multicore-minicore syndrome in acute respiratory distress. Initially, she was treated as having pneumonia, without a complete clinical response. Further investigation showed right lower lobe atelectasis associated with an extrinsic compression of the right mainstem bronchus secondary to thoracic lordoscoliosis. Therapeutic interventions involved respiratory therapy, noninvasive ventilation, cephalic traction, and orthopedic surgery, leading to clinical and functional improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borges
authors.forename: José A B
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Helton L A
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Delfino
authors.forename: João Terra
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Filho
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013577:Syndrome; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery