title: A case of idiopathic tracheal stenosis.
abstract: Acquired tracheal stenosis is a condition that often results from trauma, neoplasm, infection, vasculitis, inflammatory or infiltrative processes. Idiopathic tracheal stenosis is a rare entity and represents a diagnosis of exclusion. We report a case of severe localized extrathoracic tracheal stenosis in a 35 year old female who was initially suspected to have asthma as the cause of several months of chronic dyspnea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, PA, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Apostolova
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, PA, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zeidan
keywords: Extrathoracic tracheal stenosis; ITS; Idiopathic tracheal stenosis