Case Report


Yeungnam Univ J Med. 2011 Dec;28(2):192-195. Korean.
Published online December 31, 2011.  https://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2011.28.2.192
Copyright © 2011 Yeungnam University College of Medicine
A Case of Eosinophilic Bronchitis Associated with Tracheal Diverticulum
Seung Hoon Yoo, Jae Ho Chung, Byung Soo Kang, Won Sik Kang, Won Jun Koh, Min Kyung Lee and Chan Sub Park1
Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Kwandong University, Goyang, Korea.
1Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Kwandong University, Goyang, Korea.

Corresponding author (Email: pulmochung@kwandong.ac.kr )
Abstract

Tracheal diverticulum is relatively rare. It results from congenital or acquired weakness of the tracheal wall. Most cases are asymptomatic, but when symptoms are present, they are usually nonspecific. A 54-year-old man complained of sputum lasting for several months. Chest computed tomography showed an air-containing cystic structure in the trachea. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy demonstrated ostium arising from the right posterolateral wall at the trachea. Reported herein is a case of eosinophilic bronchitis associated with tracheal diverticulum.

Keywords: Trachea; Diverticulum; Eosinophilic bronchitis