| Williams-Campbell syndrome: a case report. | |
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PMID: 22287845 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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INTRODUCTION: Williams-Campbell syndrome, also known as bronchomalacia, is a rare disorder characterized by a deficiency of cartilage in subsegmental bronchi, leading to distal airway collapse and bronchiectasis. There have been few reports about patients affected by saccular bronchiectasis, paracicatricial emphysema, and diminished cartilage. These are all characteristic of Williams-Campbell syndrome. CASE PRESENTATION: This report presents a 57-year-old woman with progressive dyspnea, cough, sputum production, and fever. The clinical and laboratory examination revealed that the patient had a respiratory infection due to bronchiectasis caused by Williams-Campbell syndrome, which was undiagnosed in the patient until then. CONCLUSION: Although a rare syndrome, when patients' signs and symptoms include recurrent respiratory infections, bronchiectasis, productive cough, and dyspnea, Williams-Campbell syndrome should be included in the differential diagnosis. |
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Maria Konoglou; Konstantinos Porpodis; Paul Zarogoulidis; Nikolaos Loridas; Nikolaos Katsikogiannis; Alexandros Mitrakas; Vasilis Zervas; Theodoros Kontakiotis; Despoina Papakosta; Panagiotis Boglou; Stamatia Bakali; Nikolaos Courcoutsakis; Konstantinos Zarogoulidis |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2012-01-11 |
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Title: International journal of general medicine Volume: 5 ISSN: 1178-7074 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Gen Med Publication Date: 2012 |
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Created Date: 2012-01-30 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101515487 Medline TA: Int J Gen Med Country: New Zealand |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 41-4 Citation Subset: - |
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First Pulmonary Clinic, "G. Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. |
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