Incidental finding or the incognito culprit? A case of Mounier-Kuhn syndrome

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作者：
Ozgur, Sacide S. [1 ]
Aiken, Arielle [1 ]
Bathobakae, Lefika [1 ]
Ansari, Nida [1 ]
Michael, Patrick [1 ]
Ismail, Mourad [2 ]
机构：
[1] St Josephs Univ Med Ctr, Dept Med, Paterson, NJ USA
[2] St Josephs Univ Med Ctr, Dept Pulm Crit Care, Paterson, NJ USA
来源：
CLINICAL CASE REPORTS | 2024年 / 12卷 / 08期
关键词：
bronchiectasis; congenital tracheomegaly; lower respiratory infections; lung transplant; Mounier-Kuhn syndrome (MKS);
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10.1002/ccr3.9259
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R5 [内科学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要：
Mounier-Kuhn syndrome, characterized by tracheal dilatation due to the loss of elastic fibers and smooth muscle cells, is a rare condition, often leading to recurrent respiratory infections from impaired mucociliary clearance.
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