Recurrent Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Due to Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome

Mounier-Kuhn syndrome (MKS) is a rare disorder characterized by recurrent lower respiratory tract infections and bronchiectasis due to dilation of the trachea and bronchi. Diagnosis is made based on clinical suspicion along with radiographic evidence of tracheobronchomegaly. Mucolytic agents and che...

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Autores principales: O'Bryan, Collin J, Espinosa, Ronald, Chittivelu, Subramanyam, Wrenn, Vivian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Radiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8253498/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34249578
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15437
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author O'Bryan, Collin J
Espinosa, Ronald
Chittivelu, Subramanyam
Wrenn, Vivian
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description Mounier-Kuhn syndrome (MKS) is a rare disorder characterized by recurrent lower respiratory tract infections and bronchiectasis due to dilation of the trachea and bronchi. Diagnosis is made based on clinical suspicion along with radiographic evidence of tracheobronchomegaly. Mucolytic agents and chest physiotherapy have been shown to offer symptomatic improvement, and definitive surgical treatment is reserved for those with persistent symptoms. Herein, we report a case of MKS in a 72-year-old woman with bronchiectasis and recurrent multidrug-resistant lower respiratory tract infections.
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spelling pubmed-82534982021-07-09 Recurrent Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Due to Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome O'Bryan, Collin J Espinosa, Ronald Chittivelu, Subramanyam Wrenn, Vivian Cureus Radiology Mounier-Kuhn syndrome (MKS) is a rare disorder characterized by recurrent lower respiratory tract infections and bronchiectasis due to dilation of the trachea and bronchi. Diagnosis is made based on clinical suspicion along with radiographic evidence of tracheobronchomegaly. Mucolytic agents and chest physiotherapy have been shown to offer symptomatic improvement, and definitive surgical treatment is reserved for those with persistent symptoms. Herein, we report a case of MKS in a 72-year-old woman with bronchiectasis and recurrent multidrug-resistant lower respiratory tract infections. Cureus 2021-06-04 /pmc/articles/PMC8253498/ /pubmed/34249578 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15437 Text en Copyright © 2021, O'Bryan et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Recurrent Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Due to Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome
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title_fullStr Recurrent Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Due to Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome
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title_short Recurrent Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Due to Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8253498/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15437
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