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Revista de atención y enfermedades respiratorias clínicas: acceso abierto

Spontaneous Bronchial Tear after Severe Coughing Bouts in an Old Female

Abstract

Swamy TLN, Hasan A, Bhattu U

Spontaneous tears of the mucosal layers are well known in esophagus after vigorous vomiting. But severe bouts of cough leading to a tear in the bronchial tree is not commonly seen and not reported yet. We report this rare occurrence in an immune-compromised female with respiratory infection.

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