title: [Chronic cough and worsening dyspnea: a case of idiopathic tracheal stenosis].
abstract: We report a case of idiopathic tracheal stenosis in a 75-year-old woman, who presented to our observation with a diagnosis of asthmatic bronchitis characterized by cough and exertional dyspnea, later complicated by the appearance of tirage. Biopsy of the lesion showed focal squamous metaplasia of the epithelium lining, multiple sclerosis and chronic inflammatory infiltration of the corium. The patient was treated with endoscopic destruction via rigid bronchoscopy, through the combined action of YAG laser and mechanical debulking.
authors.affiliation: Dipartmento di Emergenza, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Arcispecdale S. Anna, Ferrara.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Conti
authors.forename: Nunzio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Calia
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pasquini
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zardi
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Finetti
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stomeo
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ravenna
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000209:etiology*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008679:Metaplasia; D012598:Sclerosis; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery