An Unusual Cause of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum: The Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome
Joint Authors
Naciri, Salim
Zahraoui, Rachida
Soualhi, Mouna
Bourkadi, Jamal-Eddine
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-07-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Mounier-Kuhn syndrome is a rare clinical and radiologic condition.
It is characterized by tracheal and bronchial dilation.
Diagnosis is made by computed tomography and bronchoscopy.
An 81-year-old man presenting with an acute chest pain was referred to the pulmonology department.
His chest computed tomographic scan showed a tracheobronchomegaly with an increase in the diameter of both the trachea and right and left main bronchi, associated with pneumomediastinum and fibrosis.
Fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed enlarged trachea and both main bronchi.
These findings are consistent with a diagnosis of Mounier-Kuhn syndrome.
Besides considering this long-neglected “orphan disease” when diagnosing spontaneous pneumomediastinum, clinicians should also be aware of an underlying Mounier-Kuhn syndrome in patients with recurrent respiratory infections, in order to avoid complications associated with the disease.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Naciri, Salim& Zahraoui, Rachida& Soualhi, Mouna& Bourkadi, Jamal-Eddine. 2019. An Unusual Cause of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum: The Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143938
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Naciri, Salim…[et al.]. An Unusual Cause of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum: The Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143938
American Medical Association (AMA)
Naciri, Salim& Zahraoui, Rachida& Soualhi, Mouna& Bourkadi, Jamal-Eddine. An Unusual Cause of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum: The Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143938
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143938