A Case of Tracheobronchomegaly with Pneumonia.

Joo, Kyu Re; Oak, Ju Hyun; Lee, Sung Eun; Jang, Suk Tae; Kim, Sung Kyoung; Lee, Sang Haak; Song, Jeong Sup; Park, Sung Hak; Moon, Hwa Sik; Lee, Bae Young; Kim, Hyeon Sook

doi:2006.61.4.403

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 61(4); 2006 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2006;61(4):403-406.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2006.61.4.403 Published online October 1, 2006.

A Case of Tracheobronchomegaly with Pneumonia.

Kyu Re Joo, Ju Hyun Oak, Sung Eun Lee, Suk Tae Jang, Sung Kyoung Kim, Sang Haak Lee, Jeong Sup Song, Sung Hak Park, Hwa Sik Moon, Bae Young Lee, Hyeon Sook Kim

¹Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Radiology, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. smoon@catholic.ac.kr

Abstract

A 66-years-old man was refered to our hospital because of cough, sputum, chill and fever. Enlargement of the trachea and main bronchi on radiography and bronchoscopy is compatible with Mounier-Kuhn syndrome. Mounier-Kuhn syndrome or tracheobronchomegaly is a rare disorder of uncertain etiology, characterized by marked dilatation of the trachea and major bronchi. This syndrome is associated with tracheal diverticulosis, bronchiectasis and recurrent respiratory tract infection. We report a rare case of Mounier-Kuhn syndrome with pneumonia and literature reviews.

Key Words: Mounier-Kuhn syndrome, Tracheobronchomegaly