Demographics:
52 years old, Male
Indication:
Cough
Findings
Chest radiograph
- No evidence of acute cardiopulmonary disease
CT
Chest
- Mild central bronchial wall thickening with scattered mucous plugging in subsegmental bronchi, particularly in the left lower lobe
- Mild dependent atelectasis/scarring in the lower lobes
- Marked decrease in anteroposterior caliber of the trachea and bilateral mainstem bronchi
- Multiple mildly enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes
Upper abdomen
- No acute findings
MSK
- No acute findings
Diagnosis
Tracheobronchomalacia
Sample Report
Findings suggestive of infectious or inflammatory bronchitis. No evidence of pneumonia.
Tracheobronchomalacia.
Multiple mildly enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes, which are nonspecific but likely reactive.
Discussion