Pediatr. praxi. 2016;17(2):117-120 | DOI: 10.36290/ped.2016.027

Recurrent respiratory infections as a presenting symptom of a double aortic arch

prof.MUDr.Vladimír Mihál, CSc.1,2, MUDr.Eva Klásková, Ph.D.2, prof.MUDr.František Kopřiva, Ph.D.1,2, MUDr.Sabina Kaprálová2, MUDr.Kamila Michálková3
1 Ústav molekulární a translační medicíny LF UP Olomouc
2 Dětská klinika FN a LF UP v Olomouci
3 Radiologická klinika FN a LF UP v Olomouci

We report a 15-month-old boy suffering from double aortic arch (DAA) with a history of several severe airway infections with

permanent inspiratory stridor. Both barium esophagogram and flexible bronchoscopy revealed a vascular impression of the

trachea and the oesophagus. Final diagnosis was established by MRI of the aortic arch. All clinical symptoms and signs remitted

after successful cardiosurgery.

Keywords: double aortic arch, tracheoesophageal compression, inspiratory stridor, bronchoscopy, child

Published: May 9, 2016  Show citation

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Mihál V, Klásková E, Kopřiva F, Kaprálová S, Michálková K. Recurrent respiratory infections as a presenting symptom of a double aortic arch. Pediatr. praxi. 2016;17(2):117-120. doi: 10.36290/ped.2016.027.
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