A CASE OF ATROPHIC TRACHEOBRONCHITIS WITH METAPLASIA
Authors: E A BRETHAUER, J F CULLETON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1946)

Case Reports1 March 1946A CASE OF ATROPHIC TRACHEOBRONCHITIS WITH METAPLASIAEDWARD A. BRETHAUER JR., M.D., JAMES F. CULLETON, M.D.EDWARD A. BRETHAUER JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JAMES F. CULLETON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-24-3-505 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe occurrence of atrophic rhinolaryngotracheobronchitis is rare. Thompson1in 1926 defined atrophic laryngitis as a chronic inflammation of the mucous membrane resulting in atrophy and generally associated with the formation of crusts. It was his opinion that the condition resulted from purulent infections in the nose or accessory sinuses, ozena, syphilis, purulent catarrh or adenoids. In 1933, Hurd2described atrophic rhinitis as a disease which manifests itself in the upper respiratory passages with atrophy of the mucosa, crust formation, and fetor. Miller3in 1933 attempted to determine the frequency and etiology of atrophic laryngotracheitis and to differentiate the type secondary...Bibliography1. THOMPSON SC: Diseases of nose and throat, 3rd Edition, 1926, Cassell, London, p. 522. Google Scholar2. HURD LM: Symposium on rhinitis atrophica simplex and fetida crustosa, Transactions of the 38th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, 1933, 370-378. Google Scholar3. MILLER JW: Clinico-pathologic manifestations in larynx and trachea in cases of atrophic rhinitis and ozena, Transactions of the 38th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, 1933, 380-386. Google Scholar4. NEWERICH GBJB: Benign tumors of larynx. Study of 722 cases, Arch. Otolaryngol., 1938, xxviii, 841-910. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. MORRISON LF: Keratosis of larynx, showing early malignant changes, Transactions Pacific Coast Oto-Ophth. Soc., 1940, xxv, 235-246. Google Scholar6. GRAHAM HB: Keratosis of larynx, Arch. Otolaryngol., 1942, xxxvi, 735-739. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. WOLBACHHOWE SBPR: Tissue changes following deprivation of fat-soluble A vitamin, Jr. Exper. Med., 1925, xlii, 753-777. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. DRINKERWARREN CWMF: The genesis and resolution of pulmonary transudates and exudates, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1943, cxxii, 209-274. Google Scholar9. JACKSONJACKSON CCT: Diseases and injuries of larynx, 1942, The Macmillan Company, New York, p. 633. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania*Received for publication December 16, 1944.From the Departments of Medicine and Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, and the Elizabeth Steel Magee Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCough and Dyspnea 1 March 1946Volume 24, Issue 3Page: 505-510KeywordsAtrophyEtiologyHospital medicineInflammationMucous membranesPulmonary diseasesRhinitisSyphilis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1946 PDF downloadLoading ...