Spontaneous Bronchial Tear after Severe Coughing Bouts in an Old Female

Swamy TLN, Hasan A, Bhattu

Abstract

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.