title: Mounier-Kuhn syndrome.
abstract: Mounier-Kuhn syndrome, or tracheobronchomegaly, is a rare clinical entity characterized by abnormal dilation of the trachea and main bronchi. The diagnosis can usually be made by measuring the tracheal diameter. We report the case of a 40-year-old black man with refractory lower respiratory tract infection. Tracheobronchomegaly was confirmed through computed tomography.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonology Department, Hospital Geral de Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brasil. fabriciofortuna@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Fabrício Piccoli
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Fortuna
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Irion
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wink
authors.forename: Jorge Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Boemo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001945:Breathing Exercises; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014137:Tracheobronchomegaly / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents