A Case of Down's Syndrome with Congenital Anomaly of the Tracheobronchial System and Bronchiectasis

Lee, Uk Yong; Kim, June Myeong; Lee, Hyeon Chul; Kim, Sung Kyu; Lee, Won Young; Kim, Ki Ho; Sung, Ki Joon

doi:1982.29.4.220

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 29(4); 1982 > Article

Case report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1982;29(4):220-224.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1982.29.4.220 Published online December 1, 1982.

A Case of Down's Syndrome with Congenital Anomaly of the Tracheobronchial System and Bronchiectasis

Uk Yong Lee¹, June Myeong Kim¹, Hyeon Chul Lee¹, Sung Kyu Kim¹, Won Young Lee¹, Ki Ho Kim¹, Ki Joon Sung²

¹Department of Internal Medicine Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
²Department of Radiology Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

선천성기관지 기형 및 기관지확장증을 동반한 Down 증후군 1례

이욱용¹, 김준명¹, 이현철¹, 김성규¹, 이원영¹, 김기호¹, 성기준²

Abstract

Down’s sγndrome is one of the most common conditions associated with a chromosomal abnormality, occurring approximately once in each 600 births. But the incidence in Korea has not yet been reported. We have sun a case of Down’s syndrome suffering from frequent respiratory illness since childhood. A rare congenital anomaly of the tracheobronchial system and bronchiectasis were confirmed through examinations incldiung chromosomal study, bronchofiberscopy and bronchogram. We report this case with review of the literatures.