Bronchial atresia with relapsing pulmonary infection in a middle-aged man.

Authors

• C R Nordstrom
• G C Kane
• R J Wechsler
• A M Salazar
• H E Cohn
• J L Farber

Publication/Presentation Date

6-1-2001

Abstract

Congenital bronchial atresia (CBA) is a rare disorder, first reported in 1953. Less than 100 cases are reported in the literature, mostly in young, asymptomatic male patients with involvement of the apical-posterior segment of the left upper lobe. Patients may complain of fever, cough, or shortness of breath, symptoms that result from post-obstructive, sometimes recurrent, infections. Chest radiography and computed tomography reveal a tubular branching density representing mucus impaction or mucocele with surrounding focal hyperinflation. Surgical excision is reserved for symptomatic cases. We report an unusual case of CBA in a middle-aged man with a history of relapsing infections, who was found to have an atretic superior segment of the left lower lobe, with surrounding areas of organizing pneumonia.

Volume

46

Issue

6

First Page

601

Last Page

603

ISSN

0020-1324

Published In/Presented At

Nordstrom, C. R., Kane, G. C., Wechsler, R. J., Salazar, A. M., Cohn, H. E., & Farber, J. L. (2001). Bronchial atresia with relapsing pulmonary infection in a middle-aged man. Respiratory care, 46(6), 601–603.

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

PubMedID

11353549

Department(s)

Administration and Leadership

Document Type

Article