Tracheal stenosis mimicking severe acute asthma

BMJ Case Rep. 2010 Oct 12:2010:bcr1220092517. doi: 10.1136/bcr.12.2009.2517.

Abstract

Post-intubation tracheal stenosis is a rare but serious clinical entity that rarely develops when intubation is less than a week. These patients may remain asymptomatic for a variable period and are often misdiagnosed as asthmatic. The authors report a case of a middle-aged lady who was initially misdiagnosed as having acute asthma after brief tracheal intubation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Airway Extubation
  • Airway Obstruction / diagnosis*
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
  • Asthma / diagnosis*
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Dyspnea / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Intubation, Intratracheal / adverse effects*
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
  • Respiration, Artificial*
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / therapy
  • Stents*
  • Tracheal Stenosis / diagnosis*