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18 June 2024: Articles

Smoking-Associated Endotracheal Hair Growth: A Case Report on Tracheal Complications

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease

Paul Thöne A* , Roland Kropfmüller B , Daniela Gompelmann D , Bernd Lamprecht A , David Lang A

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.943909

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e943909

Figure 2. Bronchoscopic images of the patient’s tracheal lumen before (A, B) and after (C) integral restitution. Image A was taken in 2016, image B in 2019, and image C in 2022. A and B show endotracheal hair growth and fibrinous coating. In C, hair growth had been successfully terminated and the tracheal skin graft appears structurally improved in direct comparison. Additionally, there is a small scar of laser coagulation in the same location as in A and B.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923