%0 Journal Article
%T Traqueobroncomegalia em crian£¿a: relato de caso e revis£¿o da literatura
%A VARELLA
%A ELIANA H. MIHARA
%A MIAMOTO
%A PATR¨ªCIA F.
%A ADDE
%A FAB¨ªOLA V.
%A NAKAIE
%A CLEYDE M.A.
%A RODRIGUES
%A JOAQUIM C.
%J Jornal de Pneumologia
%D 2002
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.1590/S0102-35862002000200008
%X objective: to point out to tracheobronchomegaly as a differential diagnosis in children with chronic respiratory disorders. methods: the patient's data were obtained from his chart review and bibliographical data were obtained from the medline system. results: this is a case report on a 15-year-old, white, male patient who had been followed up in the pulmonology unit of the children' s institute since he was 10 years old. his history included wheezing episodes and recurrent respiratory tract infections since he was 5 months old. the initial diagnosis was asthma, but, since the responded only partially to treatment, a chest computerized tomography was performed. it revealed an enlargement of the tracheal and right bronchial dimensions, confirming the diagnosis of tracheobronchomegaly. conclusions: tracheobronchomegaly is a rare disease in children. this entity should be thought in children with chronic respiratory diseases of unidentified etiology. to date, no definitive treament is avaliable.
%K tracheobronchomegaly
%K obstructive lung diseases.
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