Distal airway bronchomalacia resulting in severe obstructive airway physiology.

Abstract

A 24-year-old woman, referred for treatment of presumed severe steroid-dependent asthma, was found to have generalized bronchomalacia. The diagnosis was based on an abnormal collapsibility of the bronchi on bronchoscopic examination and a lack of bronchial reversibility with aggressive bronchodilator therapy.

• Authors: B J Lavins, D L Hamilos
• Journal: Chest (Chest) Vol. 97 Issue 2 Pg. 489-91 (Feb 1990) ISSN: 0012-3692 [Print] United States
• PMID: 2298079 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Asthma (diagnosis)
• Bronchi (pathology)
• Bronchial Diseases (complications, diagnosis)
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Female
• Humans
• Lung Diseases, Obstructive (etiology)
• Respiratory Function Tests