Abstract
Background. We report a case of congenital tracheal diverticulum with pneumonia. Case. A 27year-old woman was admitted with chief complaints of cough, sputum, chills, and dyspnea. Chest computed tomography revealed bilateral consolidation and a cystic lesion with air-density on the right side of the trachea. Multilobar pneumonia was diagnosed and she was treated with antibiotics. Flexible bronchoscopy examination revealed a tracheal diverticulum filled with mucus at the right posterolateral wall, 9 x 6 mm in size 30 mm above the carina. Congenital tracheal diverticulum was diagnosed. Conclusion. Tracheal diverticulum is a rare disease, and this anomaly may act as a reservoir for secretions, leading to respiratory tract infection. Clinicians should be aware of this anomaly when respiratory tract infection recurs.
