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01.08.2010 | Correspondence
A 73-year-old woman with tracheobronchiomalacia
verfasst von:
Demosthenes Makris, Andreas Dimoulis, Charles-Hugo Marquette, Epameinondas Zakynthinos
Erschienen in:
Intensive Care Medicine
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Ausgabe 8/2010
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Dear Sir: We wish to report the case of a 73-year-old woman with tracheobronchiomalacia (TBM) [
1] and abnormal bronchus of the right upper lobe (RUL). She was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) due to severe hypoxaemia after hospitalization in a medical ward due to “asthma exacerbation” (presented with dyspnoea, wheezing, productive cough and fever) with poor treatment response. Her history was marked by similar episodes, although milder, during the past 4 years. …