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A case of idiopathic tracheal stenosis
Acquired tracheal stenosis is a condition that often results from trauma, neoplasm, infection, vasculitis, inflammatory or infiltrative processes. Idiopathic tracheal stenosis is a rare entity and represents a diagnosis of exclusion. We report a case of severe localized extrathoracic tracheal stenos...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3920420/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26029504 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2013.05.002 |
| Sumario: | Acquired tracheal stenosis is a condition that often results from trauma, neoplasm, infection, vasculitis, inflammatory or infiltrative processes. Idiopathic tracheal stenosis is a rare entity and represents a diagnosis of exclusion. We report a case of severe localized extrathoracic tracheal stenosis in a 35 year old female who was initially suspected to have asthma as the cause of several months of chronic dyspnea. |
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