• Ugeskrift for laeger · May 2012

    Case Reports

    [Tracheomalacia as a cause of chronic cough].

    • Mathilde Marie Winkler Wille and Annemarie Amtoft.
    • Billeddiagnostisk Afdeling, Hillerød Hospital, Dyrehavevej 29, 3400 Hillerød, Denmark. mathilde.winkler@gmail.com
    • Ugeskr. Laeg. 2012 May 28; 174 (22): 1536-7.

    AbstractTracheomalacia is a rare condition involving increased flaccidity of the tracheal cartilage, widening of the posterior membranous wall and a reduced airway calibre. This combination can cause a tracheal collapse, expiratory flow obstruction and decreased clearance of secretions. We present a case of a 70-year-old woman with severe coughing symptoms and obvious tracheomalacia diagnosed with a high resolution computed tomography in the expiratory phase. On a computed tomography, tracheomalacia has an easily recognizable pattern, which is only visible during expiration. Tracheomalacia is probably an underdiagnosed condition.

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