title: A case of 50 pneumonias in 13 years.
abstract: An acquired tracheal pouch or diverticulum can be a sequel to congenital esophageal atresia-tracheoesophageal fistula repair. There are variable clinical presentations of this complication, which can be misdiagnosed as asthma. We report a patient with recurrent pneumonia and chronic cough with history of esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula repair that was dually diagnosed and successfully managed.
authors.affiliation: *Tracheal Disease Research Center †Air Pollution and Occupational Respiratory Disease Research Center ‡Clinical Tuberculosis and Epidemiology Research Center, NRITLD, Massih Daneshvary Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University, MC, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamidreza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jabbardarjani
authors.forename: Arda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kiani
authors.forename: Azadeh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arab
authors.forename: Mohammadreza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masjedi