Treatment of diffuse tracheomalacia secondary to relapsing polychondritis with continuous positive airway pressure

M Adliff; D Ngato; S Keshavjee; S Brenaman; J T Granton

doi:10.1378/chest.112.6.1701

Treatment of diffuse tracheomalacia secondary to relapsing polychondritis with continuous positive airway pressure

Chest. 1997 Dec;112(6):1701-4. doi: 10.1378/chest.112.6.1701.

Authors

M Adliff¹, D Ngato, S Keshavjee, S Brenaman, J T Granton

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pulmonary Medicine, The Toronto Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 9404780
DOI: 10.1378/chest.112.6.1701

Abstract

Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare disease characterized by recurrent inflammation and destruction of the cartilaginous structures. Tracheobronchial chondritis is a dreaded complication of RP. We wish to report a case of RP of the trachea and bronchi which was treated with nasal continuous positive airway pressure.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Masks
Middle Aged
Nose
Polychondritis, Relapsing / complications
Polychondritis, Relapsing / diagnosis
Polychondritis, Relapsing / therapy*
Positive-Pressure Respiration / instrumentation
Positive-Pressure Respiration / methods*
Stents
Tracheal Diseases / diagnosis
Tracheal Diseases / etiology
Tracheal Diseases / therapy*