congenital tracheomalacia
Congenital tracheomalacia refers to a diverse group of conditions which result in a dilated trachea with increased compliance. Causes include:
- cystic fibrosis: seen in up to 69% of patients
- Mounier-Kuhn syndrome: idiopathic or associated with
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (in adults)
- cutis laxa (in children)
- Marfan syndrome
- Kenny-Caffey syndrome
- Cornelia de Lange syndrome
- Bruton-type agammaglobulinemia
Although all of these conditions are congenital, tracheomalacia may not become apparent until later in life, e.g. Mounier-Kuhn syndrome.
For a discussion of acquired tracheomalacia, and the general radiographic findings of tracheomalacia, please refer to tracheomalacia.
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Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu kongenitale Tracheomalazie:
