Bronchial stenosis secondary to epidermolysis bullosa successfully treated with bronchoscopic balloon dilatation

Rohan Arya; Ziad Boujaoude; Irwin Gratz; Stephen Akers; Wissam Abouzgheib

doi:10.1002/rcr2.95

Bronchial stenosis secondary to epidermolysis bullosa successfully treated with bronchoscopic balloon dilatation

Respirol Case Rep. 2015 Mar;3(1):33-5. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.95. Epub 2015 Feb 16.

Authors

Rohan Arya¹, Ziad Boujaoude¹, Irwin Gratz², Stephen Akers¹, Wissam Abouzgheib¹

Affiliations

¹ Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Camden, New Jersey.
² Department of Anesthesiology, Cooper University Hospital, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Camden, New Jersey.

PMID: 25802748
PMCID: PMC4364797
DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.95

Abstract

Epidermolysis bullosa rarely affects lower airways. We present a case of lower airway involvement and stenosis successfully managed with flexible bronchoscopy and balloon dilation.

Keywords: Balloon dilation; bronchoscopy; epidermolysis bullosa.

Publication types

Case Reports