Recurrent Severe Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in a Child With Abnormal Tracheal Morphology.
Panigada, Serena MD 1; Sacco, Oliviero MD 1; Girosi, Donata MD 1; Toma, Paolo MD 2; Rossi, Giovanni A. MD 1,*
[Report] Pediatric Pulmonology. 44(2):192-194, February 2009.

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: Localized recurrent respiratory infections, leading to severe hypoxia in young children without immunological abnormalities or other risk factors, should raise the suspicion of airway structural abnormalities. In a 24-month-old boy, with recurrent severe post-viral wheezing and a history of RSV-induced bronchiolitis and gastro-esophageal reflux, fiberoptic bronchoscopy demonstrated an abnormal morphology of the distal portion of the trachea, ending in four openings. Computed tomography (CT) scans demonstrated the presence of a right tracheal bronchus and an anomalous upper lobar bronchus, originating at the level of the major carina. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2009; 44:192-194. (C) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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