Changes in CT scan-estimated airway dimensions during an acute exacerbation of asthma.

Yee Hyung Kim, Young Kyung Lee, Jee-Hong Yoo

Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea. yhradio@medimail.co.kr

Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2013

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Asthma is a chronic airway disease characterized by reversible airflow limitation with airway wall thickening. Although some studies have reported changes in airway dimensions estimated on chest CT in patients with chronic asthma, little is known about dynamic changes in airway dimensions between acute exacerbations of asthma and recovery. Our case documents significant changes in the bronchial wall, as estimated on serial chest CT scans, over a short-term interval during an exacerbation of asthma.

Citation

Yee Hyung Kim, Young Kyung Lee, Jee-Hong Yoo. Changes in CT scan-estimated airway dimensions during an acute exacerbation of asthma. Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan). 2013;52(6):679-83