Khosla Pooja, Narula Shubhank, Taneja Vinus, Sheth Swapnil
Department of internal medicine, Sir gangaram hospital, New delhi, Delhi, India.
Department of family medicine, Sir gangaram hospital, New delhi, Delhi, India.
BMJ Case Rep. 2025 Apr 15;18(4):e263112. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2024-263112.
Williams-Campbell syndrome (WCS) is a rare congenital disorder characterised by the absence of cartilage in sub-segmental bronchi, leading to bronchiectasis. We report a case of a late adolescence male presenting with chronic respiratory symptoms initially misdiagnosed as asthma, later confirmed to have WCS following detailed evaluation. This case highlights the importance of considering WCS in the differential diagnosis of unexplained bronchiectasis and emphasises the role of advanced imaging techniques in its diagnosis.
威廉姆斯-坎贝尔综合征（WCS）是一种罕见的先天性疾病，其特征是亚段支气管软骨缺失，导致支气管扩张。我们报告一例青春期晚期男性病例，该患者最初出现慢性呼吸道症状，被误诊为哮喘，经过详细评估后确诊为WCS。该病例强调了在不明原因支气管扩张的鉴别诊断中考虑WCS的重要性，并强调了先进成像技术在其诊断中的作用。
