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Case Report
An unusual case of congenital short trachea with very long bronchi mimicking bronchial asthma
  1. F Ravenna1,
  2. G Caramori1,
  3. G L Panella1,
  4. A Papi1,
  5. G Benea2,
  6. I M Adcock3,
  7. P J Barnes3,
  8. A Ciaccia1
  1. 1Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica Sperimentale, Clinica di Malattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio, Centro di Ricerca su Asma e BPCO, University of Ferrara, Italy
  2. 2Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini e Radiologia Interventistica, Azienda Sanitaria Locale di Ferrara, Italy
  3. 3Department of Thoracic Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr G Caramori, Centro di Ricerca su Asma e BPCO, Università di Ferrara, Via Savonarola 9, 44100 Ferrara, Italy;
    crm{at}unife.it

Abstract

Case reports of a short trachea with early branching of the main bronchi are uncommon. The case is presented of a 64 year old woman with upper airway obstruction due to this anatomical abnormality which caused breathlessness and wheezing that was misdiagnosed (and treated) as bronchial asthma for many years.

  • short trachea
  • upper airway obstruction
  • misdiagnosis

https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax.57.4.372

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    • Supported by Associazione per la Ricerca e la Cura dell'Asma (ARCA) Padua, Italy.