Tracheobronchitis in patients with diffuse wall thickening: Three case reports

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Jun 9;10(6):e5963. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5963. eCollection 2022 Jun.

Abstract

We herein report the cases of three patients with chest symptoms or fever and diffuse wall thickening of the trachea and main bronchi on chest CT. They were diagnosed with various causes of inflammations of the trachea and main bronchi using bronchial or tracheal biopsy specimens and flexible bronchoscopy.

Keywords: airway wall thickness; eosinophil; immunoglobulin G4; plasmacyte; tracheobronchitis.

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  • Case Reports