Diffuse airway narrowing
Last revised by Yuranga Weerakkody on 13 Jan 2021
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Citation:
Weerakkody Y, Di Muzio B, Bell D, et al. Diffuse airway narrowing. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 29 Jun 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-72439
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72439
Article created:
25 Nov 2019,
Yuranga Weerakkody ◉
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Last revised:
13 Jan 2021,
Yuranga Weerakkody ◉
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Synonyms:
- Diffuse bronchial narrowing
Diffuse airway narrowing can occur from a number of pathologies; these include:
- relapsing polychondritis
- ulcerative colitis
- amyloidosis: tracheobronchial
- sarcoidosis
- granulomatosis with polyangiitis
- tracheopathia osteochondroplastica
- various infections including
- asthma
- tracheobronchial malignancies: may rarely manifest with diffuse rather than focal narrowing
- obesity / increased BMI (may cause bronchial hyperresponsiveness 3,4)
References
- 1. Edith M. Marom, Philip C. Goodman, H. Page McAdams. Diffuse Abnormalities of the Trachea and Main Bronchi. (2012) American Journal of Roentgenology. 176 (3): 713-7. doi:10.2214/ajr.176.3.1760713 - Pubmed
- 2. Marini T, Hobbs SK, Chaturvedi A, Kaproth-Joslin K. Beyond bronchitis: a review of the congenital and acquired abnormalities of the bronchus. (2017) Insights into imaging. 8 (1): 141-153. doi:10.1007/s13244-016-0537-y - Pubmed
- 3. G. G. King, N. J. Brown, C. Diba, C. W. Thorpe, P. Muñoz, G. B. Marks, B. Toelle, K. Ng, N. Berend, C. M. Salome. The effects of body weight on airway calibre. (2005) European Respiratory Journal. 25 (5): 896. doi:10.1183/09031936.05.00104504 - Pubmed
- 4. John A. Burgess, Melanie C. Matheson, Fei Diao, David P. Johns, Bircan Erbas, Adrian J. Lowe, Lyle C. Gurrin, Caroline J. Lodge, Paul S. Thomas, Stephen Morrison, Bruce R. Thompson, Iain Feather, Jennifer L. Perret, Michael J. Abramson, Graham G. Giles, John L. Hopper, Shyamali C. Dharmage, Eugene H. Walters. Bronchial hyperresponsiveness and obesity in middle age: insights from an Australian cohort. (2017) European Respiratory Journal. doi:10.1183/13993003.02181-2016 - Pubmed
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