Disease or Syndrome
tracheobronchomegaly
Subclass of:
Congenital abnormality of respiratory system;
Bronchial Diseases;
Tracheal Diseases
Definitions related to tracheobronchomegaly:
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A rare and probably congenital condition characterized by great enlargement of the lumen of the trachea and the larger bronchi.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A rare syndrome of unknown etiology, characterized by marked dilatation of the lumen of the trachea and the main bronchi. It results in bronchiectasis and recurrent lung infections.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Mounier-Kuhn syndrome is a lung disorder that causes the respiratory tract to dilate or enlarge. People with this condition develop frequent respiratory tract infections and recurrent cough. The condition can be diagnosed by lung function tests, bronchoscopy, and a chest CT scan. The cause of Mounier-Kuhn syndrome is unknown, although...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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