An Extremely Rare Cause of Dyspnea on Exertion: Bronchial Atresia

Congenital bronchial atresia (CBA) is a rare congenital airway malformation that is caused by an interruption to a proximal lobar, the segmental or subsegmental bronchus, hyperinflation and mucoid impaction distal to the atresic bronchus. Patients may be asymptomatic, or a cough, shortness of breath or recurrent infection may be encountered. We present here the case of a 21-year-old male who presented with exertional dyspnea and cough on exertion, and who was diagnosed with congenital bronchial atresia.

Efor Dispnesinin Çok Nadir Bir Nedeni: Bronþ Atrezisi

Konjenital bronþ atrezisi lober, segmenter veya subsegmenter bronþlarýn atrezik sonlanmasý ve bu nedenle distalde oluþan havalanma artýþý ve mukus birikimi ile karakterizedir. Hastalar asemptomatik olabileceði gibi; nefes darlýðý, öksürük ve rekürren enfeksiyonlar ile baþvurabilir. Bu olgu sunumunda, aðýr eforla ortaya çýkan nefes darlýðý ve öksürük nedeniyle baþvuran ve konjenital bronþ atrezisi tanýsý konulan 21 yaþýnda bir erkek hasta nadir görülmesi nedeniyle sunulmuþtur.