Iatrogenic tracheal stenosis presenting as persistent asthma.
Although the incidence of post-intubation tracheal stenosis has markedly decreased with the advent of large volume, low pressure endotracheal tube cuffs, it still occurs, commonly in patients after prolonged intubation. We report a case of tracheal stenosis that developed after a brief period of endotracheal intubation, and that was misdiagnosed and treated as asthma and panic attacks.
Department of Internal Medicine, St Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown, Ohio 44501, USA. tbarreir@neomed.edu
Timothy J
TJ
Barreiro
Christian
C
Ghattas
Cherry Ann
CA
Valino
D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D012907:Smoking; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis*
airway disease; asthma; interventional bronchoscopy; tracheal stenosis; wheezing