Incidental finding or the incognito culprit? A case of Mounier-Kuhn syndrome

Sacide S Ozgur; Arielle Aiken; Lefika Bathobakae; Nida Ansari; Patrick Michael; Mourad Ismail

doi:10.1002/ccr3.9259

Incidental finding or the incognito culprit? A case of Mounier-Kuhn syndrome

Clin Case Rep. 2024 Aug 5;12(8):e9259. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.9259. eCollection 2024 Aug.

Authors

Sacide S Ozgur¹, Arielle Aiken¹, Lefika Bathobakae¹, Nida Ansari¹, Patrick Michael¹, Mourad Ismail²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine St. Joseph's University Medical Center Paterson New Jersey USA.
² Department of Pulmonary Critical Care St. Joseph's University Medical Center Paterson New Jersey USA.

Abstract

Mounier-Kuhn syndrome, characterized by tracheal dilatation due to the loss of elastic fibers and smooth muscle cells, is a rare condition, often leading to recurrent respiratory infections from impaired mucociliary clearance.

Keywords: Mounier‐Kuhn syndrome (MKS); bronchiectasis; congenital tracheomegaly; lower respiratory infections; lung transplant.

Publication types

Case Reports