Reports of @entity37796 in childhood are extremely rare, as it usually presents in the third or fourth decades. In the only other report of a case diagnosed in early childhood, the @entity1 was well at the time of publication. We report on a 15-month-old @entity1 who presented with his first @entity1576 at age 3 months. His disease course was more severe than previously reported. Diagnosis was characteristically delayed until @entity1576 complicated a @entity1729 at 13 months, prompting high-resolution computerized tomography (HRCT) of the chest. He gradually deteriorated, eventually requiring ventilatory support; death occurred at age 15 months. This report illustrates the clinical heterogeneity of the syndrome. We review the theories about etiology and the recognized clinical findings in adults. Incidence may be higher than previously estimated, and @entity37796 ( @entity37796 ) should be considered as a cause of @entity1576 and recurrent pneumonia in @entity1 where other investigations, including chest X-ray (CXR), are normal. A chest HRCT (cHRCT) scan and bronchoscopy are usually diagnostic.

Rapidly progressing case of XXXX in early childhood.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'boy', 'child'] @entity37796 :: ('MESH:D014137', 'Disease') :: ['TBM', 'Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome', 'tracheobronchomegaly'] @entity1729 :: ('MESH:D012141', 'Disease') :: ['respiratory tract infection'] @entity1576 :: ('MESH:D012131', 'Disease') :: ['respiratory illness', 'respiratory failure', 'acute respiratory failure']
@entity37796 :: (MESH:D014137,Disease) :: ['Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome']
