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