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Mounier-Kuhn syndrome (also called tracheobronchomegaly) is a very rare[1] disease of the lungs and airways where the trachea and bronchi become abnormally wide.[2] This leads to sputum collection in the lungs which results in repeated chest infections and bronchiectasis.[1]
[edit] History
The term "Mounier-Kuhn syndrome" derives from the characterization of the condition by Mounier-Kuhn in 1932, while the name "tracheobronchomegaly" was introduced by Katz et al in 1962.[3][4][5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Menon B, Aggarwal B, Iqbal A (2008). "Mounier-Kuhn syndrome: report of 8 cases of tracheobronchomegaly with associated complications". South Med J. 101 (1): 83-87. PMID 18176298.
- ^ Schwartz, W; Rossoff L (Nov 1994). "Tracheobronchomegaly" (PDF). Chest 106 (5): 1589-1590. American College of Chest Physicians. PMID 7956426.
- ^ PMID 8091335
- ^ PMID 13958486
- ^ Mounier-Kuhn P. Dilatation de la trachée: constatations radiographiques etbronchoscopiques. Lyon Med. 1932;150:106-9.
